tirare in ballo

Literally, “to pull into the dance”.

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)

1. 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.

2. to introduce a topic into a discussion; to bring up; to drag in

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