tirare in ballo
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to pull into the dance”.
Verb edit
tiràre in ballo (first-person singular present tìro in ballo, first-person singular past historic tirài in ballo, past participle tiràto in ballo, auxiliary avére)
- to involve (someone) into a particular situation; to drag in
- Non avevo nessuna voglia di organizzare la festa, ma me ne hanno tirato in ballo.
- I did not want to organize the party at all, but they dragged me into it.
- to introduce a topic into a discussion; to bring up; to drag in