For Beijing the worst-case scenario is the civil war dragging on for years.

At one point, in the pulling and dragging on the pitch, his manager gave him a shove to get him off the scene.

With the 777 takeover dragging on, there have been suggestions that Everton could fall into administration if it does not get approved.

Nearly six months since it began, Israel’s war in Gaza is dragging on.

“But now it seems like it’s been forever. This week has really been dragging on a little bit.”