drag up

sacar a relucir, remover

Volver a mencionar un suceso desagradable del pasado que los demás preferirían olvidar.

En inglés sencillo: To mention an unpleasant event from the past that people would rather forget.

• Do not drag up old mistakes.
• She dragged up an embarrassing story about my school days.
• Why are they dragging that scandal up again?

Cómo se usa: drag something up (Why did you drag that argument up again?)

Sinónimos: bring up, rake up

Expresiones frecuentes: drag up something, drag up memories

arrastrar hacia arriba

Tirar de algo hacia arriba con esfuerzo, especialmente si pesa mucho.

En inglés sencillo: To pull something upward with effort, especially something heavy.

• Drag the bag up here.
• We dragged the heavy box up the steps.
• Can you help me drag this boat up the beach?

Cómo se usa: drag something up something (They dragged the sofa up the stairs.)

Sinónimos: haul up, pull up

Expresiones frecuentes: drag up something, drag up luggage

criar mal

Criar a un niño sin enseñarle buenos modales ni cómo comportarse.

En inglés sencillo: To raise a child without teaching them good manners or how to behave.

• Those children were dragged up.
• She said her parents dragged her up without teaching her manners.
• Were they brought up properly or simply dragged up?

Cómo se usa: be dragged up (He says he was dragged up without any rules at home.)

Sinónimos: raise badly

Expresiones frecuentes: drag up children, drag up someone

vestirse de mujer

Ponerse un hombre ropa de mujer, normalmente para un espectáculo o para divertir.

En inglés sencillo: For a man, to wear women’s clothes, usually for a show or entertainment.

• He dragged up for the show.
• The actors are dragging up for a comedy sketch.
• Have you ever dragged up for a party?

Cómo se usa: drag up for something (He dragged up for the charity show.)

Sinónimos: dress in drag

Expresiones frecuentes: drag up for, drag up tonight

educar a alumnos reacios

Enseñar con mucho esfuerzo a niños que no quieren aprender.

En inglés sencillo: To teach children who do not want to learn, with considerable effort.

• He tried to drag up unwilling pupils.
• The village teacher spent years dragging up children who hated lessons.
• She complained that dragging up reluctant pupils left her exhausted.

Cómo se usa: drag someone up (The teacher struggled to drag up pupils who refused to study.)

Sinónimos: educate

Expresiones frecuentes: drag up pupils, drag up someone