drag into
B2 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words
To make someone get involved in something they don't want to do, or to pull someone into a place by force.
Literal meaning: To physically pull or drag something into a location.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To physically pull or force someone or something into a place.
"He grabbed her arm and dragged her into the alley."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2
idiomatic
neutral
To involve someone unwillingly in a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation.
"The small nation feared being dragged into a conflict that wasn't its own."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Always followed by a noun phrase indicating the destination or situation. Used both literally (physically dragging into a room) and figuratively (being drawn into a conflict or activity).
Commonly used with
conflict war argument room relationship scandal meeting
Forms
Base
drag into
I/you/we/they
3rd person
drags into
he/she/it
Past simple
draged into
yesterday
Past participle
draged into
have + pp
-ing form
draging into
continuous
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