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词汇 drag up
释义
Phr V
drag up
drags, dragging, dragged
drag up sth or drag sth up
to talk about something unpleasant that happened in the past in order to annoy or embarrass someone
All that stuff with Dave happened years ago. Why do you have to keep dragging it up?The press have dragged up some story about a woman that he was supposed to have hit.
drag up sb or drag sb up
British humorous if parents drag a child up, they are not very careful about teaching the child to behave correctly
Wine in cups? Who dragged you up?!
drag up
verb
1
to dress in women's clothes UK, 2002.
2
to quit a job US, 1930
phrasedrag up1. drag sb/sth up to mention an unpleasant event or story about something that happened in the past, even though it is embarrassing or upsetting for someone: The newspapers had dragged up some story about an affair he had had with one of his students. We all know she had a breakdown. There's no need to drag it up again. SIMILAR TO: dredge up, dig up2. be dragged up BrE if a child is dragged up, their parents do not teach them to behave properly: Teachers used to complain that Skinner's children were dragged up, not brought up. ► compare bring up

drag up

To resume the discussion of something (usually something unpleasant or troublesome). A noun or pronoun can be used between "drag" and "up." Can we all please try not to drag up old hurts at this year's Thanksgiving dinner?

drag up

v.
To bring some unpleasant thought or topic back to mind or discussion: Why did you have to drag those old secrets up? The principal dragged up my bad grades from last year.
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