drag sth down
— Phrasal Verb with drag /dræg/ verb (-gg-)Definition
› to make something decrease or get worse: He said that any deal on emissions must not drag down growth. The company said earnings have been dragged down by high start-up costs.
(Definition of drag sth down from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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