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idioms using “draw”
Draw a bead on
To aim a weapon at
“We can easily beat the other competitors but we must draw a bead on Acro-Vent; they are the only real threat to us.”
Draw a blank
To forget, be unable to recall
“Moriya-san had practiced his speech several times but when he stood to speak, he drew a blank.”
Draw the line
To set a limit
“Our company has a casual dress code but they draw the line at shorts and T-shirts.”
Draw someone a picture
To explain in great detail (often sarcastic)
“Keep in mind that when you are teaching Sato-san how to create records in the database, you may need to draw him a picture.”
Draw something out
To make something last longer than necessary
“The meeting got drawn out because the programmers started arguing about how to write the code.”