drag down

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar que alguém ou algo perde status, energia ou moral, ou que algo é puxado para baixo. Pode significar prejudicar, desanimar, deprimir ou piorar uma situação.

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing someone or something to lose status, energy, or morale, or to pull something downward.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Cause to fail or declineinformal

   To cause someone or something to become less successful, happy, or healthy.

   Puxar para baixo

   • His constant negativity dragged down the whole team's morale.
   • The bad economy dragged down the company's profits.
   • Don't let one mistake drag down your entire career.

   Sinônimosbring downdebilitatedemoralizedepressdiscouragepull downsapundermineweakenweigh down

   Antônimosboostelevateraiseuplift

2. Pull physically downwardinformal

   To pull something or someone downward with force.

   Puxar para baixo

   • The heavy backpack dragged him down as he climbed.
   • The current dragged the swimmer down under the water.
   • She dragged down the heavy box from the top shelf.

   Sinônimospull down

   Antônimoselevatehoistliftraise

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