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[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./
[draw the fire of] See: DRAW OFF.
[draw the line] See: DRAW A LINE.
[draw to a close]{v. phr.} To finish; terminate; come to an end. •/The meeting drew to a close around midnight./
[draw up]{v.} 1. To write (something) in its correct form; put in writing. •/The rich man had his lawyers draw up his will so that each of his children would receive part of his money when he died./ 2. To plan or prepare; begin to write out. •/The two countries drew up a peace treaty after the war ended./ •/Plans are being drawn up for a new school next year./ Compare: WRITE UP. 3. To hold yourself straight or stiffly, especially because you are proud or angry. •/When we said that Mary was getting fat, she drew herself up angrily and walked out of the room./ 4. To stop or come to a stop. •/The cowboy drew up his horse at the top of the hill./ •/A big black car drew up in front of the house./ Syn.: PULL UP.
[dread] See: BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE.
[dream of]{v.} To think about seriously; think about with the idea of really doing; consider seriously. — Usually used with a negative. •/I wouldn’t dream of wearing shorts to church./
[dressing down]{n.}, {informal} A scolding. •/The sergeant gave the soldier a good dressing down because his shoes were not shined./
[dress a window] See: WINDOW DRESSING.
[dress like a million dollars] See: BEST BIB AND TUCKER.
[dress up]{v.} 1a. To put on best or special clothes. •/Billy hated being dressed up and took off his best suit as soon as he got home from church./ 1b. To put on a costume for fun or clothes for a part in a play. •/Mary was dressed up to play Cinderella in her school play./ 2. To make (something) look different; make (something) seem better or more important. •/A fresh coat of paint will dress up the old bicycle very much./ •/Tommy dressed up the story of what he did on vacation and made it seem twice as interesting as it was./
[dressed fit to kill] See: BEST BIB AND TUCKER.
[dressed like a peacock] See: BEST BIB AND TUCKER.
[dribs and drabs]{n. phr.} Portions; small bits. •/John paid Oliver back what he owed him in dribs and drabs./
[drift off]{v. phr.} 1. To fall asleep, •/He kept nodding and drifting off to sleep while the lecturer was speaking./ 2. To depart; leave gradually. •/One by one, the sailboats drifted off over the horizon./
[drink down]{v. phr.} To drink in one gulp; swallow entirely. •/Steve was so thirsty that he drank down six glasses of orange juice in rapid succession./
[drink in]{v. phr.} To absorb with great interest. •/The tourists stood on the beach drinking in the wonderful Hawaiian sunset./
[drink like a fish]{v. phr.} To drink (alcoholic beverages) in great quantities; to be addicted to alcohol. •/John is a nice guy but, unfortunately, he drinks like a fish./