D
Idioms beginning with "D"
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Contents of D:
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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. […]