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Doing it anyway, but making absolutely sure everyone sees the dragging feet.
means Unwilling and hesitant to do something, even while going along with it.
from From Latin reluctari, to struggle against — literally wrestling back, the body language of a no inside a yes.
Hidden fightThe luct root means to wrestle or struggle.
Sibling wordReluctance and wrestling share that same grappling ancestor.
Not refusalIt implies compliance, just with visible internal protest.