Be dragged kicking and screaming In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be dragged kicking and screaming", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eudora Thao calendar 2021-04-24 03:04

Meaning of Be dragged kicking and screaming

Be dragged kicking and screaming phrase

 

 

To be made to go somewhere or do something against one's will

The boy was dragged kicking and screaming to the grocery in the middle of playing game./ The boy was dragged to the grocery kicking and screaming in the middle of playing game.

There are many children in poor families who are forced to abandon their education and dragged to factories and farms kicking and screaming in order to work and provide support for their family.

My sister didn't want to follow our parents' footsteps, but eventually she was dragged kicking and screaming into the family business./My sister didn't want to follow our parents' footsteps, but eventually she was dragged into the family business kicking and screaming.

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drag (someone) kicking and screaming

To compel someone to do or engage into something they do not want to do.

Grammar and Usage of Be dragged kicking and screaming

Verb Forms

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Origin of Be dragged kicking and screaming

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