drag down
bear down
bear down on
press down on
weigh down

He felt himself being dragged down from behind, and then three more men were on him.

All you ever think about is ways to drag me down.

Did he think she'd let herself be dragged down with him?

The only question now is who I'm going to drag down with me.

Did I want to be with someone who would have dragged me down?

However, a run of bad results dragged them down to 16th place in the final table.

But at last they dragged him down, a hundred against one.

It took two and three players to drag down the 250-pound back.

If they get too high on themselves, he drags them down.

The debate must not be dragged down to that level.