Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
抱佛脚(腳) bào fójiǎo leave …to the last minute
- 有些学(學)生平时(時)不努力,考前临(臨)时(時)抱佛脚(腳)。 Yǒuxiē xuéshēng píngshí bù nǔlì,kǎo qián línshí bào fójiǎo. Some students are lazy most of the time, and then try to cram just before the exams.