drag somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb ( see also ↑ drag )
1 . to make someone feel unhappy and weak:
Joe’s been ill for weeks now – it’s really dragging him down.
2 . to make the price, level, or quality of something go down:
Declining prices for aluminium have dragged down the company’s earnings.
3 . if someone or something bad drags you down, they make you become worse or get into a worse situation:
Don’t let them drag you down to their level.