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.
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But with inconsistent wide receivers dragging down the offense, the Chiefs have turned to one of the NFL's best defenses.
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Dave Skretta, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
The duo had the most chemistry of all the night’s presenters, who too often seemed dragged down by stiff teleprompter dialogue.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
Food prices and costs in restaurants and cafes helped to drag down the inflation rate, the ONS said.
—Tom Rees, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
This eastern county, which includes Davenport, was another one to watch for whether Trump’s margin could be dragged down by anti-Trump voters in the suburbs.
—Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2024
Per the most recent national poll, Biden’s approval rating is a catastrophic 33 percent, dragging down his average at RealClearPolitics to 39.3 percent approval versus 56.7 percent disapproval.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 15 Jan. 2024
The declines dragged down the main market indexes, with futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.4% and those of the S&P 500 down 0.1% at 7 a.m. ET.
—Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 8 Jan. 2024
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index declined 1.6%, dragged down by the same big names, including Apple and Nvidia, that propelled it 43% higher last year.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
In a stock filing immediately after the RBI’s order, Paytm warned the order to close Paytm Payments Bank could drag down annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization by up to 5 billion Indian rupees, or $60.4 million at current exchange rates.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
Dave Skretta, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
The duo had the most chemistry of all the night’s presenters, who too often seemed dragged down by stiff teleprompter dialogue.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
Food prices and costs in restaurants and cafes helped to drag down the inflation rate, the ONS said.
—Tom Rees, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
This eastern county, which includes Davenport, was another one to watch for whether Trump’s margin could be dragged down by anti-Trump voters in the suburbs.
—Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2024
Per the most recent national poll, Biden’s approval rating is a catastrophic 33 percent, dragging down his average at RealClearPolitics to 39.3 percent approval versus 56.7 percent disapproval.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 15 Jan. 2024
The declines dragged down the main market indexes, with futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.4% and those of the S&P 500 down 0.1% at 7 a.m. ET.
—Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 8 Jan. 2024
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index declined 1.6%, dragged down by the same big names, including Apple and Nvidia, that propelled it 43% higher last year.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
In a stock filing immediately after the RBI’s order, Paytm warned the order to close Paytm Payments Bank could drag down annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization by up to 5 billion Indian rupees, or $60.4 million at current exchange rates.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
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