drag down

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

Trump is putting himself center stage in the midterms with a Dallas convention, even as his low approval rating threatens to drag down GOP candidates. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

The figure — which was dragged down by job losses in February and July — is unimpressive. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Your skin is also drier in perimenopause, because declining estrogen drags down your levels of glycosaminoglycans, a sugar-rich molecule that holds water in the skin. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026

Each miss can cost tens of thousands of dollars, while the wrong hire can do far more damage by dragging down the people and teams around them. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for drag down

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