Drag out
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Definition
An active choice to unnecessarily prolong or stretch an event out over a longer period
Example sentence
They drag out the decision-making process
Real video usage
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
drag out the meeting
drag out the process
drag out the conversation
drag out the divorce
don’t drag it out
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
They dragged out the conversation. ✅ (Correct)
They dragged the conversation out. ✅ (Correct)