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.
To compel someone to do or engage into something they do not want to do.
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.