DRAG (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) DOWN


Meaning of DRAG (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) DOWN in English

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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.