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drag on

idiom
Meaning

To last too long.


Examples
SIMPLE

The meeting started to drag on for hours.

CONTEXTUAL

I wanted to leave early, but the boring lecture continued to drag on until sunset.

COMPLEX

The legal proceedings began to drag on indefinitely, exhausting the patience of everyone involved in the lengthy trial.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    drag ass

    To move slowly, or lag behind.

  2. 02

    drag one's balls across

    To exert extreme, often aggressive, power or control over; dominate.

  3. 03

    drag one's feet

    To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.

  4. 04

    drag the chain

    To fall behind relative to others.

  5. 05

    drag through the mud

    To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.

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