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

Recent Examples on the Web

Prosecutors are weighing criminal charges against a man after video captured a large dog tied by a rope to a Jeep being dragged down a South California highway as the driver reportedly reached speeds of at least 30 mph. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 July 2025

Nunez said he was then dragged down a long hallway out of the tier to intake in front of a group of New York City Department of Correction supervisors in white shirts and suits. —Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025

There are honestly a number of pretty good performances this season (Ivanek is consistently entertaining) but they’re all dragged down by a terrible script and a story that keeps going nowhere fast. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025

Best Smart Scale Overall Withings Body Comp Smart Scale Early Withings scales weren't great, dragged down perhaps by complications related to the company changing ownership a few too many times in the past decade. —Christopher Null, Wired News, 4 June 2025

Rhymes for drag down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown