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

It’s further dragged down by far too many irritating genre tropes to count. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Software-as-a-service stock ServiceNow is also taking a hit, dragging down Salesforce , CrowdStrike , and Palo Alto Networks. —Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026

The precipitous fall dragged down peers including Humana and other major Medicare Advantage players, which also tumbled in response to a disappointing proposal for 2027 government payment rates. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026

Yet the high cost of living, especially housing, continues to weigh heavily on voters, and has dragged down the president’s approval ratings. —Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for drag down

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