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.”