Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[drain] See: DOWN THE DRAIN.
[draw] See: BEAT TO THE PUNCH or BEAT TO THE DRAW.
[draw a bead on] <v. phr.> <informal> 1. To aim at; sight (with a gun). * /The deer bounded into the forest before the hunters could draw a bead on them./ * /John drew a bead on the elk, but didn't have the heart to pull the trigger./ 2. To take (something) as an aim or goal. * /"I'm drawing a bead on the Literary Society president's office," said Tom./ 3. To use as a target of attack; criticize. * /Whenever a politician makes a mistake, his opponents are ready to draw a bead on him./
[draw a blank] <v. phr.>, <informal> 1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result. * /I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones./ 2. To fail to remember something. * /I am trying to think of the name but I keep drawing a blank./ 3. To be consistently unsuccessful at doing something. * /I keep trying to pass that math exam but each time I try it I draw a blank./
[draw a conclusion] <v. phr.> To make an inference. * /After he failed to keep an appointment with me for the third time, I drew the conclusion that he was an unreliable person./
[draw a line] or [draw the line] <v. phr.> 1. To think of as different. * /The law in this country draws a line between murder and manslaughter./ * /Can you draw the line between a lie and a fib?/ 2. To set a limit to what will be done; say something cannot be done. * /We would like to invite everybody to our party, but we have to draw a line somewhere./ - Often used with "at". * /Mrs. Jones draws the line at permitting the children to play in their father's den./ * /People fighting for their freedom often do not draw the line at murder./
[draw a long breath] or [take a long breath] <v. phr.> To breathe deeply when getting ready to speak or act. * /Father asked who broke the window. Jim drew a long breath and admitted that he had done it./ * /The salesman took a long breath and started his talk./
[draw a parallel] <v. phr.> To make a comparison. * /It is easy to draw a parallel between the characters of Saint Francis of Assisi and Great Saint Theresa of Aquila, but this doesn't mean that all saints are alike./
[draw and quarter] <v. phr.>, <literary> 1. To execute someone in the barbaric medieval fashion of having him torn into four pieces by four horses tearing his body in four different directions. * /The captured foreign marauders were drawn and quartered by the angry citizens of ancient Frankfurt./ 2. To punish someone very severely. * /"If you miss another homework assignment, John," the teacher said, "I'll have you drawn and quartered."/
[draw aside] <v. phr.> To separate; take to one side. * /He drew her aside and whispered into her ear, "Johanna, please marry me!"/
[draw back] <v.> To move back; back away; step backward; withdraw; move away from. * /When the man spotted the rattlesnake, he drew back and aimed his shotgun./ * /The children drew back from the dog when it barked at them./ * /When the pitcher drew back his arm to pitch the ball, Tom ran as fast as he could to steal second base./ * /Some juice from the grapefruit that Father was eating squirted in his eye and he drew back in surprise./ Compare: DROP BACK.
[drawback] <n.> Disadvantage; obstacle; hindrance. * /The biggest drawback of Bill's plan is the cost involved./
[draw blood] <v. phr.>, <informal> To make someone feel hurt or angry. * /If you want to draw blood, ask Jim about his last money-making scheme./ * /Her sarcastic comments drew blood./
[drawer] See: TOP-DRAWER.
[draw fire] <v. phr.> 1. To attract or provoke shooting; be a target. * /The general's white horse drew the enemy's fire./ 2. To bring criticism or argument; make people say bad things about you. * /Having the newest car in your group is sure to draw fire./
[drawing card] <n.> The most important figure in a multi-person event; the top entertainer during a show; the best professor or researcher at a university, etc. * /During the concert series Barbra Streisand was the biggest drawing card./ * /The biggest drawing card at many a university is the resident Nobel Laureate./
[draw in one's horns] See: PULL IN ONE'S HORNS.
[draw interest] <v. phr.> To earn interest on invested capital. * /My savings account draws 4.5% interest./
[draw lots] <v. phr.> To select at random from a series in order to determine precedents or apportionment. * /The refugees to be evacuated drew lots on who would get a place on the first airplane out of the besieged city./
[draw near] <v. phr.> To approach; come near. * /The time is drawing near when this century will end and the next will begin./
[draw off] <v. phr.> To drain away; deflect. * /A light flanking attack was made in order to draw off the enemy's fire./
[draw on] <v. phr.> 1. To arrive; approach. * /As midnight drew on, the New Year's Eve party grew louder and louder./ 2. To secure funds from a bank or person. * /Jack kept drawing on his bank account so much that several of his checks bounced./
[draw out] <v. phr.> 1. To take out; remove. * /Johnny drew a dollar out of the bank to buy his mother a present./ * /The hunter drew out his gun and shot the snake./ 2. To make (a person) talk or tell something. * /Jimmy was bashful but Mrs. Wilson drew him out by asking him about baseball./ 3. To make come out; bring out. * /The bell of the ice-cream truck drew the children out of the houses./ * /Mary was drawn out of her silence by Billy's jokes./ 4. To make longer or too long; stretch. * /The Smiths drew out their vacation at the beach an extra week./ * /It was a long drawn out meeting because everybody tried to talk at once./ * /Mary and her mother drew out their goodbyes so long at the bus station that Mary almost missed the bus./