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Introduce unnecessarily or forcefully. For example, The defense tried to drag in every scrap of evidence, relevant or not. [Mid-1800s] Also see LOOK LIKE SOMETHING THE CAT DRAGGED IN.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): drag someone in (on something) to force someone to join something or participate in something. • Don’t drag me in on this. • Let’s try to drag in some of the others on this.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs