Ejemplos de uso de drag something out
1. It may be a conflation of ňH';íóňü âđĺěH'; or đĺç';íó (to drag something out) and a calque of the French expression "to pull the devil by his tail," but how the cat got in there is anyone‘s guess.
2. Today the same occurs when, for example, you buy a used car without an engine check. Îäíî ';ç âŕćí$';ő ňđĺáîâŕí';é, ďđĺäúH';âëH';ĺě$';ő ę ęîěďŕí';';–ďîńňŕâů';ęó, –– ďđîçđŕ÷íîńňü á';çíĺńŕ: ďîęóďŕňü ęîňŕ â ěĺřęĺ íĺ őî÷ĺň í';ęňî. (One of the most important requirements for a supplier is transparency: No one wants to buy a pig in a poke.) A puzzling expression is ňH';íóňü ęîňŕ çŕ őâîńň (literally, to pull a cat by its tail). This nasty image actually means "to drag something out," either in words or actions. Íĺ áóäĺě ňH';íóňü ęîňŕ çŕ őâîńň '; ńđŕçó î';ëŕń';ě ńď';ńîę ďîáĺä';ňĺëĺé! (We won‘t keep you in suspense –– we‘ll announce the winners right away.) Etymologists tussle over the origins of this phrase.