To drag someone into trouble or a difficult situation, often implying involving them in wrongdoing against their will.
他本不想参与这桩坏事，可禁不住朋友的劝说，最终还是被拖人下水了。
He originally didn't want to get involved in that wrongdoing, but couldn't resist his friend's persuasion and was eventually dragged into it.
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