stick-in-the-mud

Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud; we'll miss the bus if you keep walking that slowly.

用法提示：stick-in-the-mud 作名词，指动作缓慢的人。

The tour guide waited patiently for the stick-in-the-mud who was lagging behind the group.

用法提示：stick-in-the-mud 在这里指行动缓慢、跟不上队伍的人。

My grandfather is a stick-in-the-mud in the morning, so we always leave extra time before heading out.

用法提示：stick-in-the-mud 作表语，表示某人行动迟缓。