dogged it
Gave minimal effort
To dog it means to slack off or put in minimal effort, especially when more is expected.
If someone dogged it during practice, they went through the motions without real commitment or intensity.
The coach benched him for dogging it in the fourth quarter.
The phrase carries a tone of criticism, implying laziness or a lack of competitive spirit rather than simple fatigue.
- procrastinateDelay action unnecessarily
- slackAbsence of tautness
- layaboutHabitually idle person
- shirkEvade one's obligations
- goof-offPerson who avoids work
skive · apathy · indifference · evade · neglect · cutting corners · bare minimum · idle · loaf · avoidance · bum · reluctance · couch potato · dawdle · dragging feet · mailing it in · going through the motions · sandbagged
effort and exertion
dogged itwent all out
Exerted maximum effort
gave 110% · hustled · went hard · grinded · put in the work