单词 | drag out |
释义 | drag out 1. phrasal verb If you drag something out, you make it last for longer than is necessary. The company was willing to drag out the proceedings for years. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Let's get it over with as soon as possible, rather than drag it out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for drag If you drag something out of a person, you persuade them to tell you something that they do not want to tell you. A confession had to be dragged out of him. [VERB noun PARTICLE + of] Idioms: a knock-down drag-out fight [US] a very emotional, angry, or even violent argument or fight Nobody had much of a stomach this year for another knock-down drag-out fight over the state budget. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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