"drag down" meaning in English

See drag down in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: drags down [present, singular, third-person], dragging down [participle, present], dragged down [participle, past], dragged down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drag down (third-person singular simple present drags down, present participle dragging down, simple past and past participle dragged down)
  1. (transitive) To cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative mood. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-drag_down-en-verb-pHdcPwv2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 85 15
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drag, down.
    Sense id: en-drag_down-en-verb-m16GybNy

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