drag down
To cause to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative moodTo cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative mood.
» You're dragging me down already.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative mood.
(transitive)To earn, as in wages from a job.
You're dragging down 50k these days, right?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drag, down.
- exert a force with a heavy weight
Examples
17 sentencesYou're dragging me down already.
Toxic people drag other people down to their level.
Should he die, he'll drag you down with him.
Don't let others drag you down to their level.
deLass dich nicht von anderen auf ihr Niveau runterziehen! — list
In case of death, we'll drag them down with us.
Forms
drags down, dragging down, dragged down, dragged down| Base form | drag down · to drag down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | drags down |
| Present participle | dragging down |
| Past simple | dragged down |
| Past participle | dragged down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- drag outтягнути, тягатиTo extend or lengthen excessively; to draw out.
- drag onтягнутися, тягтисяTo last too long.
- drag inтягнути, тягатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drag, in.
- drag upTo remind people of (something, usually unpleasant, from the past).
- drag downTo cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative mood.
- drag intoTo involve a reluctant person with a difficult or dangerous situation.
Synonyms
4 synonyms- exert a force with a heavy weight:bear downbear down onpress down onweigh down
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb