Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - drag out

1. If you drag something out, you make it last for longer than is necessary. The company was willing to drag out the proceedings for years... Let’s get it over with as soon as possible, rather than drag it out. = spin out PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P 2. If you drag something out of a person, you persuade them to tell you something that they do not want to tell you. The families soon discovered that every piece of information had to be dragged out of the authorities. PHRASAL VERB: V n P of n