drag down
[verb]
Synonyms: earn, acquire, bring in, draw down, gain, get, knock down, make, win

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

drag somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb (see also drag)

1. to make someone feel unhappy and weak:
Joe’s been ill for weeks now – it’s really dragging him down.

2. to make the price, level, or quality of something go down:
Declining prices for aluminium have dragged down the company’s earnings.

3. if someone or something bad drags you down, they make you become worse or get into a worse situation:
Don’t let them drag you down to their level.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲