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Meaning of drag down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative mood.
    transitive
  2. To earn, as in wages from a job.
    transitive
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drag, down.

Examples

“I feel bad for him, but at the same time I cannot let him drag me down into his depths of negativity.”
“You're dragging down 50k these days, right?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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