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

Tech stocks sold off in yesterday’s session, with the sector dragged down by Meta and Microsoft’s post-earnings slides. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025

The Yates sisters, who belong to a once-prominent family who had been dragged down by a public scandal, cross paths with the twins and embark on a journey of love and constraint, identity and reinvention. —Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

There was also an improvement in mainland China, which had previously dragged down the company’s performance. —Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025

Hurricane Beryl, a Category 4 storm that passed by Jamaica last year, had an impact on two quarters of Jamaica’s gross domestic product performance and dragged down growth, Holness said. —Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for drag down

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