drag up
Britishverb
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to rear (a child) poorly and in an undisciplined manner
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to introduce or revive (an unpleasant fact or story)
Example Sentences
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The Ranger XP Kinetic, for example, is more powerful than its gas-powered siblings and excels at towing: It can drag up to 2,500 pounds.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023
A sharp 800m climb that ramps up to 12% on the Cote de Pulventeux is immediately followed by the longer drag up Cote des Religieuses.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022
She taught a new generation of young queer people how to drag up an identity out of a barrenness around them, by looking to history and pop culture.
From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2018
“They’re going to pull out everything they can, drag up any dirt they can on me to make me look like this awful person,” he told the paper.
From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2015
They would drag up the 1954 Supreme Court decision on school integration.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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