drag someone or something through something

drag someone or something through something
drag someone or something through something
1. and dragsomeone or something through Lit. to pull someone or something through an opening. •

I dragged my brother through the opening into the room.

We dragged the sofa through the window because we couldn't get it through the door.

2. Fig. to debase someone or something. •

I don't want you to drag me through a drawn-out divorce.

She dragged herself through all sorts of trouble in her autobiography.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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