drag down
phrasal verbdrag somebody down
- to make somebody feel weak or unhappy
- Dwelling on the past only drags you down.
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drag somebody/something down (to something)
- to bring somebody/something to a lower social or economic level, a lower standard of behaviour, etc.
- If he fails, he'll drag us all down with him.