Drag (someone) kicking and screaming In english explanation

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

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-05-15 11:05

Meaning of Drag (someone) kicking and screaming

Drag (someone) kicking and screaming verb phrase common

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

Mrs. Smith thinks that her son and Linda are a well matched couple. Therefore, she dragged him kicking and screaming into a marriage.

Peter's parents drag him kicking and screaming to a camp every summer.

Mr. John was dragged kicking and screaming into resignation last week.

Other phrases about:

be dragged kicking and screaming

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

force (one's) hand

To make someone do something they do not want to do or take action sooner than they had intended

ram (something) down (one's) throat

1. Used to say that you compel or physically force someone to swallow something.

2. To compel someone to accept, tolerate, think about, or agree with or to something.

railroad (one) into (something)

To force someone into doing something hurriedly.

provoke (one) to

1. If you say that someone provokes you to do something, you mean that he impels, stirs, or induces you to make a move.
2. If you say that something provokes you to something, you mean that it drives you to an angry or outraged emotional state or response.
 

Grammar and Usage of Drag (someone) kicking and screaming

Verb Forms

  • to drag (someone) kicking and screaming
  • dragged (someone) kicking and screaming
  • dragging (someone) kicking and screaming
  • drags (someone) kicking and screaming

The verb "drag" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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jump (one's) bones

To make love or have sex with someone

Example:

They just jumped each other’s bones after one date.

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