drag down
phrasal verb
dragged down; dragging down; drags down
1
: to force (someone) into a bad situation or condition
We cannot let our enemies drag us down to their level.
2
: to make (someone) unhappy
You can't let her bad moods drag you down.
3
: to make (something) lower in amount or quality
High energy costs are dragging down profits.
Examples of drag down in a Sentence
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Its music gross margin has operated at strong numbers and improved over time, in part thanks to its marketplace initiatives, but overall gross margin has been dragged down by investments the company has made in the podcast space.
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Adam Parness, Billboard, 22 May 2024
Goldstein faced the worshipers and began shooting, firing 108 rounds before he was dragged down and beaten to death.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
With jobs in Israel lost and public sector wages unpaid, the cumulative weight of the war is dragging down the economy, too.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
That comes after sales fell 1.1% in January, dragged down in part by inclement weather.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 15 May 2024
This suggests that a vocal minority dragged down the overall score by giving it a C or lower.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
As defined in the NFL rule book, a hip-drop tackle is when a defender grabs the runner with both hands or wraps him with both arms, then drags down the offensive player by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Well, that would really drag down the pacing of a television show.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Emmett Till was lynched and dragged down that road.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
Adam Parness, Billboard, 22 May 2024
Goldstein faced the worshipers and began shooting, firing 108 rounds before he was dragged down and beaten to death.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
With jobs in Israel lost and public sector wages unpaid, the cumulative weight of the war is dragging down the economy, too.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
That comes after sales fell 1.1% in January, dragged down in part by inclement weather.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 15 May 2024
This suggests that a vocal minority dragged down the overall score by giving it a C or lower.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
As defined in the NFL rule book, a hip-drop tackle is when a defender grabs the runner with both hands or wraps him with both arms, then drags down the offensive player by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Well, that would really drag down the pacing of a television show.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Emmett Till was lynched and dragged down that road.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Drag down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20down. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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