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drag up

British  

verb

  1. to rear (a child) poorly and in an undisciplined manner

  2. to introduce or revive (an unpleasant fact or story)

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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

I didn’t bring any of my drag up with me, or my ukulele.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2020

“I didn’t want to drag up a lot of the memories that I buried because a lot of them were very painful.”

From Washington Times • May 22, 2016

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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