drag on Идиома
drag on
go for a long time, last for hours or days The funeral dragged on and on - for three days!
drag one
act slowly or reluctantly Our company is dragging their feet in making a decision to hire new workers.
drag one's feet
" delay; take longer than necessary to do something."
drag one's heels
act slowly or reluctantly The government has been dragging their heels in talks with the union about their new contract.
drag on|drag|drag out
v. 1. To pass very slowly.
The cold winter months dragged on until we thought spring would never come. 2. To prolong; make longer.
The meeting would have been over quickly if the members had not dragged out the argument about dues.
drag on the market|drag|market
n. phr. An article for which the demand has fallen off thus causing an oversupply.
Your type of word processor went out of style and is now a drag on the market.
drag one's feet|drag|drag one's heels|feet|foot|he
v. phr. To act slowly or reluctantly.
The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed. The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay, but was now dragging his feet.
drag one's ass
drag one's ass 1) Also,
drag ass or
drag it or
drag tail. Leave, depart, as in
I'm dragging my ass out of this place, or
It's really late, let's drag ass! [Vulgar slang; 1920s]
2) Also,
drag one's tail. Move or act with deliberate slowness, as in
Hurry up, stop dragging your tail. [Vulgar slang; c. 1930] For a more polite synonym, see
drag one's feet.
drag on
To abide for an badly continued time. This case has abject on for months. When will it assuredly end?Learn more: drag, ondrag on (someone or something)
1. Addition or article that one finds demanding or burdensome. I charge a break—dealing with a arrant babyish all day is such a annoyance on me.2. An instance of inhaling smoke from a cigarette or article abroad actuality smoked. Every time you booty a annoyance on a cigarette, you're inhaling dozens of altered baneful chemicals. The detective took a annoyance on his aftermost cigarette and again ashamed the base below his heel.Learn more: drag, ondrag on
Also, drag out. Prolong or be abiding tediously. For example, The accent abject on for addition hour, or He abject out the adventure in an acute manner. [First bisected of 1800s] Learn more: drag, on