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drag someone onto the dance floor

make someone dance unwillingly

To drag someone onto the dance floor is to persuade or force them to dance when they do not want to.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

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Were you dancing in that video?

Yes, my friends dragged me onto the dance floor.

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My cousins dragged me onto the dance floor before I had time to refuse.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: She dragged me in the dance floor.

Say: She dragged me onto the dance floor.

Use "onto" because the person moves onto the dance floor.

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How it fits in a sentence.

drag someone onto the dance floor; dragged someone onto the dance floor

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My cousins dragged me onto the dance floor before I had time to refuse.

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drag someone onto the dance floor

make someone dance unwillingly

“My cousins dragged me onto the dance floor before I had time to refuse.”

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