drag someone kicking and screaming

drag (someone) kicking and screaming

To force someone to go somewhere or do something against their will, especially when they protest against it vehemently and/or at great length. I really thought Mike would be perfect for that job, but I had to drag him kicking and screaming into an interview for it. Every summer we drag our kids kicking and screaming to their grandparents' house in the countryside. The prime minister dragged the country kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

drag someone kicking and screaming

COMMON If you drag someone kicking and screaming to a place or into a different state, you force them to go there or to change even though they are unwilling to do this. The minister was dragged kicking and screaming to the House yesterday. Stefan was the man who would drag North Yorkshire kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century. Note: Other verbs are sometimes used instead of drag. A reviewer had managed to sneak in to a preview last week but he was spotted by security and hauled out kicking and screaming.

See also: and, drag, kick, scream, someone

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

See also:

drag (someone) kicking and screaming
fortify (someone or something) against (something) with (something)
avenge (oneself) against (someone or something)
get up against
get up against (someone or something)
clash
clash against
clash against (someone or something)
demonstrate against
demonstrate against (someone or something)

词组	drag someone kicking and screaming
释义	drag someone kicking and screaming drag (someone) kicking and screaming To force someone to go somewhere or do something against their will, especially when they protest against it vehemently and/or at great length. I really thought Mike would be perfect for that job, but I had to drag him kicking and screaming into an interview for it. Every summer we drag our kids kicking and screaming to their grandparents' house in the countryside. The prime minister dragged the country kicking and screaming into the 21st century. See also: and, drag, kick, scream Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. drag someone kicking and screaming COMMON If you drag someone kicking and screaming to a place or into a different state, you force them to go there or to change even though they are unwilling to do this. The minister was dragged kicking and screaming to the House yesterday. Stefan was the man who would drag North Yorkshire kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century. Note: Other verbs are sometimes used instead of drag. A reviewer had managed to sneak in to a preview last week but he was spotted by security and hauled out kicking and screaming. See also: and, drag, kick, scream, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: drag (someone) kicking and screaming fortify (someone or something) against (something) with (something) avenge (oneself) against (someone or something) get up against get up against (someone or something) clash clash against clash against (someone or something) demonstrate against demonstrate against (someone or something)
随便看	be on the carpet be on the case be on the cold, small, etc. side be on the crest of a wave be on the danger list be on the dole be on the door be on the edge of (something) be on the fence be on the fiddle be on the fritz be on the front foot be on the game be on the go be on the gravy train be on the hook be on the horn be on the horns of a dilemma be on the hour be on the hush be on the hush-hush be on the in be on the level be on the line be on the lines of (something)