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's approval rating -- which reached a record low of 35% in a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll -- could drag down Republicans even in a state like Texas. — Ford McCracken, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Trump is under pressure at home to end the war, with high fuel prices dragging down his approval ratings and potentially threatening his Republican Party’s control of Congress in midterm elections in November. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

Batteries drag down performance with extra weight, motors suffer mechanical wear and failure, and complex electronics simply break down when shrunk to microscopic scales. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Sterling Point’s understanding of its place within the long history of the teen drama yields a fresh, forward-looking story that’s bolstered by cozy throwback nostalgia, not dragged down by it. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for drag down

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