drag down
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To make someone feel worse or to make something perform less well.
Literal meaning: To pull something downward by dragging it.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To physically pull or force something or someone downward.
"The weight of the water in his clothes began to drag him down."
Grammar: separable
2 B1
idiomatic
neutral
To reduce the performance, quality, or success of someone or something.
"One weak subject can drag down your whole average."
Grammar: separable
3 B1
idiomatic
neutral
To make someone feel depressed or lower in spirits.
"Don't let negative people drag you down."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used both literally (physically dragging down) and figuratively (reducing performance, morale, or quality). The figurative sense is by far the most common in everyday usage.
Commonly used with
performance morale grades economy team mood profits
Forms
Base
drag down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
drags down
he/she/it
Past simple
draged down
yesterday
Past participle
draged down
have + pp
-ing form
draging down
continuous
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