drag out

• Verbe à particule signifiant faire durer ou prolonger quelque chose, souvent inutilement ou de manière pénible.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Prolong unnecessarilyinformal

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

   Faire traîner inutilement

   • 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.

   Synonymesdelaydraw outextendlengthenprolongprotractspin outstretch out

   Antonymesabbreviatecurtailexpediteshorten

2. Extract with difficultyinformal

   To pull or draw something out with effort or force.

   extraire avec difficulté

   • 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.

   Synonymesextortextractforceprypulltugwrenchwrestwringyank

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