drag up

• Phrasal verb, das verwendet wird, um das absichtliche Ansprechen eines unangenehmen oder peinlichen Themas aus der Vergangenheit zu bezeichnen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of intentionally bringing up an unpleasant or embarrassing topic from the past.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Mention an unpleasant topicinformalbritish

   To bring up an old, unpleasant, or embarrassing subject in conversation.

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   • Why did you have to drag up that old argument?
   • She always drags up his past mistakes during fights.
   • He dragged up the incident from years ago, which upset everyone.

   Synonymedig uprake uprehashresurrect

Grundverbdrag