Drag out meaning in English

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Definition

to drag (a meeting) out: to lengthen, to prolong, to extend (a meeting) verb

to drag: to pull, especially along the ground; to go slowly verb

Examples

"Bruno : I don't want to drag this meeting out any further, so I'll try to keep this short and sweet."

Exercise 1

"I don't want to drag this meeting out any further"

What does this sentence mean?

Bruno doesn't want to...

...hurt anyone's feelings.

This is incorrect. The expression "to drag out" is unrelated to the idea of hurting people's feelings.

...move off topic.

This is incorrect. The expression "to drag out" is unrelated to the idea of digressing from the original subject (of a discussion) or moving off-topic.

...postpone this meeting.

This is incorrect. To "postpone" a meeting means to delay it or to put it off to another time. Bruno is expressing that he wants finish this meeting right away, not that he wants to hold it another time.

...continue the meeting longer than is necessary.

This is correct. To "drag (a meeting) out" means to make a meeting last longer than it normally should. Bruno uses this expression because the end of the meeting is near, and he doesn't want to prolong or extend it.

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