drag into

drag into
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "drag into":
present tense I/you/we/they drag into he/she/it drags into present participle dragging into past tense dragged into past participle dragged into
1) drag someone into something to start talking about someone who is not connected with what you are discussing

How dare you drag my mother into this.

2) drag someone into something to make someone become involved in a situation when they do not want to

The US was afraid of being dragged into the war.


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