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"drag it on" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where someone or something is prolonging a particular action or event, often causing inconvenience or boredom. Example sentence: "I wish the meeting would just end instead of dragging it on for another hour." In this example, "dragging it on" means the speaker feels like the meeting is taking too long and they would prefer it to end sooner rather than later.
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If you drag it on forever, your parents may be more upset or surprised that you've been dating someone for such a long time without telling them.
Why drag it on after that?
McConaughey could drag it on to the best picture list.
I don't want to drag it on and go on for the next 20 years doing it.
"There was a full crew of workmen there and it took three diggers with buckets and so on to lift it and drag it on to the back of this low loader".
We drag it on, it just festers there … let's move quickly, let's do it, let's make the decision and whoever wins the next election will be bound by it".
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Dragged it on, was one reaction.
And Hamas has dragged it on".
He'd leapt out of bed, fought to catch it, and dragged it on to the sand.
Hamilton Masakadza, knowing he had to up the pace, went for the lofted drive and dragged it on to his stumps.
He's a human being, everyone makes mistakes but dragging it on makes it look worse than it is".
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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.

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