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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Perhaps a less apparent market force dragging down certain retailers is what’s for many an unattainable housing market.
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Ahtra Elnashar, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
China’s economy has struggled to rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic, dragged down by widespread problems in its real estate sector and an unrelenting fall in prices.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Then Jackson eluded more pressure and found his security blanket, Mark Andrews, on a lob down the right sideline, with the tight end stiff-arming a defender and rumbling 67 yards before being dragged down at the Texans’ 13.
—Brian Wacker, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin’s fall also dragged down other cryptocurrencies.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ahtra Elnashar, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
China’s economy has struggled to rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic, dragged down by widespread problems in its real estate sector and an unrelenting fall in prices.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Then Jackson eluded more pressure and found his security blanket, Mark Andrews, on a lob down the right sideline, with the tight end stiff-arming a defender and rumbling 67 yards before being dragged down at the Texans’ 13.
—Brian Wacker, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin’s fall also dragged down other cryptocurrencies.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Drag down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20down. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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