drag (someone) into (something)

drag (someone) into (something)

1. To force, impel, involve, or convince someone to participate in an undesirable situation or action. I can't believe you dragged me into this cockamamie scheme of yours. I can't go this weekend, my boss is dragging me into some team-building workshop on Saturday. Oh no, don't drag me into your fight with your girlfriend, I want nothing to do with it.
2. To involve or bring up someone in a conversation that they are not (or doesn't desire to be) involved in. Don't drag the kids into this; this is about your drinking problem, and nothing else.
See also: drag
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • drive (one) back to (someone)
  • drive back to
  • leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open to (something)
  • leave open
  • leave yourself wide open to something
  • make a man (out) of (one)
  • make a man of
  • make a man of/out of somebody
  • it is what it is
  • reconcile oneself to