drag sb away
informal— phrasal verb with drag uk/dræɡ/us/dræɡ/verb -gg-
to make someone leave a place or stop doing what they are doing so that they can go somewhere else or do something else:
I'm ready to go home now, but I don't want to drag you away if you're enjoying yourself.
I'll bring Tom, if I can drag him away from the TV.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
- accompany
- bring
- bring sb/sth along
- chaperone
- come
- come along
- convoy
- direct
- docent
- drop
- guide
- lead 1
- see sb off
- shepherd
- show sb around (sth)
- show sb over sth
- show sb round (sth)
- steer
- usherette
- walk
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