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drag in
drag in vb (tr, adverb) to introduce or mention (a topic, name, etc) with slight or no pretext Thesaurus| Verb | 1.drag in - force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"embroil, sweep up, tangle, drag, sweepinvolve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" |
drag in
drag (something) in(to) (something)To bring something unwarranted into a particular situation, often in an aggressive manner. When we argue, he drags every one of my past misdeeds into the conversation—it's so frustrating!See also: dragdrag inIntroduce unnecessarily or forcefully. For example, The defense tried to drag in every scrap of evidence, relevant or not. [Mid-1800s] Also see look like something the cat dragged in. See also: dragdrag in
Related to drag in: drag behind, drag up, drag intoSynonyms for drag inverb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of actionSynonyms- embroil
- sweep up
- tangle
- drag
- sweep
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