drag in

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to introduce or mention (a topic, name, etc) with slight or no pretext

Idioms and Phrases

Introduce unnecessarily or forcefully. For example, The defense tried to drag in every scrap of evidence, relevant or not. [Mid-1800s] Also see look like something the cat dragged in.

Example Sentences

“She taught me to embrace myself through drag in spite of the world not loving me back. I’m big, I’m brown, I’m gay and I’m fem. Everything changed after that,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

They dragged in a pickleball net, where people would volley from time to time.

From Los Angeles Times

He suggested Mr Netanyahu "and his war-hungry government" were acting in a way that would drag in US troops to fight on his behalf.

From BBC

"Success or failure is overwhelmingly being defined by whether the US can be dragged in," assesses Daniel Levy, President of the U.S.

From BBC

The G7 leaders, due to arrive in Canada on Sunday, know the global security and economic risks if this conflict escalates, dragging in other countries, sending oil prices soaring.

From BBC

Related Words

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• enter 
• fill in 
• imbed 
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