drag out

drag out
transitive verb
(protract unduly) hinausziehen
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drag out
vt
1. (protract)
to \drag out out ⇆ sth etw in die Länge ziehen [o hinausziehen
2. (extract)
to \drag out sth out of sb information jdm etw aus der Nase ziehen fam
3. (liter: suffer through)
to \drag out out ⇆ sth sich akk durch etw akk schleppen
to \drag out out a weary life vor sich akk hin leben
to \drag out out one's days sein Leben fristen
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vt sep
1) meeting, discussion etc in die Länge ziehen
2)

(= extract) eventually I had to drag it out of him — schließlich musste ich es ihm aus der Nase ziehen (inf)

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drag out v/t
1. herausziehen
2. fig hinausziehen, in die Länge ziehen
3. drag sth out of sb fig aus jemandem etwas herausholen
* * *
transitive verb
(protract unduly) hinausziehen

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