drag on

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drag on (third-person singular simple present drags on, present participle dragging on, simple past and past participle dragged on)

1. (idiomatic) to last too long

   11 January 1929 Chicago Tribune - SENATE WARS ON VAGUE TERMS OF ANTI-WAR PACT

   Debate on the Kellogg Mar renunciation treaty dragged on in the senate today with no immediate prospect of final action.

   25 December 2004 Boston Globe - In Washington state, the race for governor drags on -- and on

   28 July 2006 New York Times

   The villain is a grotesque exterminator voiced by Paul Giamatti, and the climactic battle against him, though it drags on a bit too long, does have its moments.

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