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drag up

To educate reluctant pupils.
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"I don't want to spoil any comparison you are going to make," said Jim, "but I was at Winchester and New College." ¶ "That will do," said Mackenzie. "I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve.  [ …] "

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'drag up':

drag upTo remind people of something, usually unpleasant, from the past.
drag upUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see drag,‎ up.
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