drag in

drag in

vb

(tr, adverb) to introduce or mention (a topic, name, etc) with slight or no pretext

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Verb

1.

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" embroil, sweep up, tangle, drag, sweep 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) subject → aufs Tapet bringen; remark → anbringen

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