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drag sb down

Phrasal Verb with drag
 
 
/dræg/ verb (present participle dragging, past tense and past participle dragged)

Definition

UK
If an unpleasant situation drags someone down, it makes them feel unhappy or ill.
(Definition of drag sb down from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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