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drag on

idiom

To last too long.


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  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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