Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe phrase "a drag on a" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is hindering progress or causing a slowdown in a situation or process.
Example: "The outdated technology is a drag on a company's ability to innovate and compete in the market."
Alternatives: "a hindrance to" or "a burden on".
Exact(29)
During a recent interview, Mr. Dilliner, 63, took a drag on a Seneca-Cayuga Light, one of the cigarette brands the tribe manufactures in Oklahoma.
He took a drag on a cigarette.
There's a drag on a cigarette, and a sigh.
But at a time of rising unemployment and inevitable tax increases, they act as a drag on a slowing economy.
Having an exposure to a final-salary pension scheme is now a drag on a company's share price, not a boon.
"Fucking teachers," a companion says, chewing on a fry and simultaneously taking a drag on a cigarette and passing it on.
Similar(27)
Either way, they are a drag on an industry that has only recently begun to recover from its post-9/11 slump.
He took a drag on an American cigarette as he considered the totality of his existence, and waited for his wife so that they could try the journey again.
Taxes will be a drag on an economy to some degree, on any standard neoclassical analysis.
It's a complete waste of electricity and a drag on an already sometimes not too stable energy grid.
Between a defendant's arrest and trial, a case can drag on for a year or more.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com