drag up

ressasser, remettre sur le tapis

Reparler d’un événement désagréable du passé que les gens préféreraient oublier.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : drag something up (Why did you drag that argument up again?)

Synonymes : bring up, rake up

Expressions courantes : drag up something, drag up memories

traîner vers le haut, hisser

Tirer quelque chose vers le haut avec effort, surtout si c’est lourd.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : drag something up something (They dragged the sofa up the stairs.)

Synonymes : haul up, pull up

Expressions courantes : drag up something, drag up luggage

mal élever

Élever un enfant sans lui apprendre les bonnes manières ni comment se comporter.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : be dragged up (He says he was dragged up without any rules at home.)

Synonymes : raise badly

Expressions courantes : drag up children, drag up someone

se travestir en femme

Pour un homme, porter des vêtements féminins, généralement pour un spectacle ou pour divertir.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : drag up for something (He dragged up for the charity show.)

Synonymes : dress in drag

Expressions courantes : drag up for, drag up tonight

instruire des élèves récalcitrants

Instruire avec beaucoup d’efforts des enfants qui ne veulent pas apprendre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : drag someone up (The teacher struggled to drag up pupils who refused to study.)

Synonymes : educate

Expressions courantes : drag up pupils, drag up someone