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Definition

To involve someone in a situation they don’t want to be part of

Example sentence
The country was dragged into the war.
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Common collocations
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drag someone into an argument

drag me into the drama

drag him into the conversation

drag someone into court

drag into war

Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.

Don’t drag in your coworkers. ✅ (Correct)
Don’t drag your coworkers in. ✅ (Correct)