to cause someone’s social position or standards of behaviour to become worse, so that other people lose respect for them
to make someone feel unhappy or less hopeful
Don’t let yourself be dragged down to his level.
I don’t mean to drag you down with all my problems.
If you’re not careful he’ll end up dragging you down with him.
drags down
dragging down
dragged down
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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