drag in


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Related to drag in: drag behind, drag up, drag into

drag in

vb
(tr, adverb) to introduce or mention (a topic, name, etc) with slight or no pretext
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Verb1.drag in - force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
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Translations

w>drag in

vt sep
(lit)hineinziehen; look what the cat’s dragged in (fig inf)sieh mal, wer da kommt
(fig) subjectaufs Tapet bringen; remarkanbringen
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