suck under

English

Verb

suck under (third-person singular simple present sucks under, present participle sucking under, simple past and past participle sucked under)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To pull (someone or something) under the surface of a body of water.

   He was sucked under by the riptide.

   The power of the riptide sucked him under.

2. (transitive, intransitive, figurative, by extension) To cause (someone or something) to figuratively drown, such as by succumbing to a pressure or problem.

   Our country will be sucked under by my opponent's policies.