suck under

Verb

 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.