Why does the chairman have to drag the meeting out so long?
•Don't drag out the meetings so long!
2. drag something out of someoneDictionary of American idioms. 2013.
drag something out — PROLONG, protract, draw out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen, carry on, keep going, continue. → drag * * * extract information from someone against their will the truth was being dragged out of us * * * ˌdrag sthˈout derived to make sth… … Useful english dictionary
drag something out of a rut — [drag/get/lift etc.] (someone/something) out of a/(their) rut to help someone or something to change their situation and to make progress. The president has to get his election campaign out of a rut … New idioms dictionary
drag something out of their rut — [drag/get/lift etc.] (someone/something) out of a/(their) rut to help someone or something to change their situation and to make progress. The president has to get his election campaign out of a rut … New idioms dictionary
drag something out of a their rut — [drag/get/lift etc.] (someone/something) out of a/(their) rut to help someone or something to change their situation and to make progress. The president has to get his election campaign out of a rut … New idioms dictionary
drag something out of somebody — ˌdrag sth ˈout of sb derived to make sb say sth they do not want to say • We dragged a confession out of him. Main entry: ↑dragderived … Useful english dictionary
drag something out — protract something unnecessarily. → drag … English new terms dictionary
drag someone out of a rut — [drag/get/lift etc.] (someone/something) out of a/(their) rut to help someone or something to change their situation and to make progress. The president has to get his election campaign out of a rut … New idioms dictionary
drag someone out of their rut — [drag/get/lift etc.] (someone/something) out of a/(their) rut to help someone or something to change their situation and to make progress. The president has to get his election campaign out of a rut … New idioms dictionary
drag someone out of a their rut — [drag/get/lift etc.] (someone/something) out of a/(their) rut to help someone or something to change their situation and to make progress. The president has to get his election campaign out of a rut … New idioms dictionary
ˌdrag sth ˈout — phrasal verb to make something continue for longer than necessary Let s not drag this meeting out any more than we have already.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
get something out of a rut — [drag/get/lift etc.] (someone/something) out of a/(their) rut to help someone or something to change their situation and to make progress. The president has to get his election campaign out of a rut … New idioms dictionary
