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drag sb through the mire
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

drag sb through the mire
  1. 1. 使某人蒙羞、丢脸
    The newspaper has dragged her name through the mud.
    这份报纸使她蒙羞。

Examples

to drag your feet {or} heels
故意拖沓
to drag sth out of sb
逼某人交待某事
to drag o.s. away (from sth)
迫使自己离开(某物)
The drag was being discussed by the designers.
设计者们正在讨论阻力问题。
The excessive resort to public ownership is a drag on economic development.
过多地依赖公有制会拖慢经济发展步伐。
The film is a drag.
这部影片很乏味。
He enjoys being in drag.
他喜欢男扮女装。
He lit a cigarette and took a long drag.
他点了一支香烟,深深地吸了一口。
He walked with a drag.
他拖着步子走路。

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