Phrasal Verbs Practice – 106

do somebody in
: to kill someone
.He was planning to do himself in
: to make someone feel extremely tired
.That walk really did me in

drag something out of somebody
: to make someone tell you something when they had not intended to tell you or were not supposed to tell you
.Police finally dragged a confession out of him

drag on
if an event or situation drags on, it continues for too long

drag on for
.an expensive court battle that could drag on for years

drag something out
: to make an event or situation last longer than is necessary
.Neither of them wanted to drag the divorce out longer than they had to

drag somebody/something – down
: to make someone feel unhappy and weak
.Joe’s been ill for weeks now – it’s really dragging him down
: to make the price, level, or quality of something go down
.Declining prices for aluminum have dragged down the company’s earnings
: if someone or something bad drags you down, they make you become worse or get into a worse situation
.Don’t let them drag you down to their level

: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

Drag down (3) / drag out (2) / drag in / drag on

.N1. Declining prices for aluminum have ……………… the company’s earnings
.N2. an expensive court battle that could ……………… for years
.N3. Police finally ……………… a confession ……………… of him
. ……………… N4. Joe’s been ill for weeks now – it’s really ……………… him
.N5. Don’t let them ……………… you ……………… to their level
. ……………… N6. That walk really ……………… me
.N7. Neither of them wanted to ……………… the divorce ……………… longer than they had to

:Answers

dragged down / drag on / dragged — out / dragging — down / drag — down / did — in / drag — out