drag up
to rear (a child) poorly and in an undisciplined manner
to introduce or revive (an unpleasant fact or story)
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How to use drag up in a sentence
Actually, the average American spends no time at the gym, and the fitness freaks drag up the curve for the rest of us.
But Funns himself, overjoyed to behold them, waded towards them, and gave them his best help to drag up the boat again.
The Rain Cloud | AnonymousAnd there stood the two women, hauling at the little fjord seal, which they could not manage to drag up from the shore.
Eskimo Folktales | UnknownAs they arrived near the pool, each deposited his burden, and then went back to assist to drag up the guns and carriages.
Among Malay Pirates | G. A. HentyDarwin began to put down a grappling iron on the outer side of the reef and to drag up coral.
The Meaning of Evolution | Samuel Christian Schmucker
We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our own terms.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects | Hugh Miller
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