drag into
phrasal verb
dragged into; dragging into; drags into
: to involve (a person, group, etc.) in (a difficult or complicated situation)
I'm sorry for dragging you into this.
We will not let the country be dragged into another war.
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Swift was first dragged into the drama when Baldoni countersued Lively in January, seeking at least $400 million in damages.
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EW.com, 10 May 2025
Sources close to Jackman told the Daily Mail that the film and Broadway star has been concerned about getting dragged into the couple’s court fight with Baldoni.
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But also seeing Jimmy get dragged into it would be really funny and bizarre.
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Blunt delivers the most standout performance of her career as Macer, portraying her as both capable and vulnerable—a woman determined to do good but gradually overwhelmed by the brutal realities of the war she’s been dragged into.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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EW.com, 10 May 2025
Sources close to Jackman told the Daily Mail that the film and Broadway star has been concerned about getting dragged into the couple’s court fight with Baldoni.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
But also seeing Jimmy get dragged into it would be really funny and bizarre.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Blunt delivers the most standout performance of her career as Macer, portraying her as both capable and vulnerable—a woman determined to do good but gradually overwhelmed by the brutal realities of the war she’s been dragged into.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Drag into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20into. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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