The cold winter months dragged on until we thought spring would never come.
The meeting would have been over quickly if the members had not dragged out the argument about dues.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
drag out of — To get (information, etc) from (someone) with difficulty, sometimes by force • • • Main Entry: ↑drag * * * ˌdrag ˈout of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they drag out of he/she/it … Useful english dictionary
drag out — See: DRAG ON … Dictionary of American idioms
drag out — See: DRAG ON … Dictionary of American idioms
drag-out — «DRAG OWT», noun. Informal. a dragging out; prolongation: »If the drag out of the recession continues (Christian Science Monitor) … Useful english dictionary
drag out — drag on / drag out [v] extend time of action continue, draw out, endure, extend, go on slowly, keep going, lengthen, persist, prolong, protract, spin out, stretch out; concept 239 Ant. complete … New thesaurus
drag out — index continue (prolong), prolong, protract (prolong) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
drag out — verb 1. last unnecessarily long (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑drag on • Hypernyms: ↑last, ↑endure • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP … Useful english dictionary
drag out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drag out of : present tense I/you/we/they drag out of he/she/it drags out of present participle dragging out of past tense dragged out of past participle dragged out of drag something out of someone to force… … English dictionary
drag out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you drag something out, you make it last for longer than is necessary. [V P n (not pron)] ...a company that was willing and able to drag out the proceedings for years... [V n P] Let s get it over with as soon as possible,… … English dictionary
drag out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drag out : present tense I/you/we/they drag out he/she/it drags out present participle dragging out past tense dragged out past participle dragged out to make something continue for longer than necessary Let s … English dictionary
