drag out

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas unnötig in die Länge zu ziehen oder zu verlängern, oft quälend oder mühsam.

A phrasal verb meaning to prolong or extend something, often unnecessarily or tediously.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Prolong unnecessarilyinformal

   To make something last longer than necessary, often in a tedious or drawn-out manner.

   In die Länge ziehen

   • The speaker dragged out his speech for over an hour.
   • They dragged out the negotiations for weeks.
   • Don't drag out the story; just tell me what happened.

   Synonymedelaydraw outextendlengthenprolongprotractspin outstretch out

   Antonymeabbreviatecurtailexpediteshorten

2. Extract with difficultyinformal

   To pull or draw something out with effort or force.

   Mit Mühe herausziehen

   • He dragged out the heavy suitcase from under the bed.
   • She dragged out the truth from him after hours of questioning.
   • The mechanic dragged out the old engine from the car.

   Synonymeextortextractforceprypulltugwrenchwrestwringyank

Grundverbdrag