How is “drag down” used?

In The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), one line is: “there's always gonna be some asshole trying to drag him down.”

Which movie is “drag down” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

Phrasal verb

to bring sb / sth to a lower social or economic level, a lower standard of behaviour, etc.; to make sb feel weak or unhappy

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drag sb / sth down (to sth)
to bring sb / sth to a lower social or economic level, a lower standard of behaviour, etc.
If he fails, he'll drag us all down with him.
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drag sb down
to make sb feel weak or unhappy

Definiciones del Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9.ª edición

there's always gonna be some asshole trying to drag him down.

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