He drew himself up and stood by the window, thinking over what I had just said.
She drew herself up to her full height and told me why I was wrong.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
draw yourself up to your full height — draw yourself up/rise to your full ˈheight idiom to stand straight and tall in order to show your determination or high status Main entry: ↑heightidiom … Useful english dictionary
draw yourself rise to your full height — draw yourself up/rise to your full ˈheight idiom to stand straight and tall in order to show your determination or high status Main entry: ↑heightidiom … Useful english dictionary
draw up — draw (yourself) up to make yourself stand straight. He drew himself up and stood by the window, thinking over what I had just said. Usage notes: sometimes draw yourself up to your full height: She drew herself up to her full height and told me… … New idioms dictionary
draw — draw1 W1S1 [dro: US dro:] v past tense drew [dru:] past participle drawn [dro:n US dro:n] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(picture)¦ 2 draw (somebody s) attention 3 draw a conclusion 4 draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc 5¦(get a reaction)¦ 6¦(attract)¦ 7¦(get… … Dictionary of contemporary English
draw — draw1 [ drɔ ] (past tense drew [ dru ] ; past participle drawn [ drɔn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create picture ▸ 2 move slowly/smoothly ▸ 3 pull something ▸ 4 get information from ▸ 5 choose someone/something ▸ 6 compare two things ▸ 7 get particular… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
draw — 1 verb past tense drew, past participle drawn PICTURE/DESCRIPTION 1 WITH PENCIL (I, T) to make a picture of something with a pencil or pen: Can I draw your portrait? | I ve never been able to draw well. | draw sb sth/draw sth for sb: Hans drew… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
draw up — phrasal verb Word forms draw up : present tense I/you/we/they draw up he/she/it draws up present participle drawing up past tense drew up past participle drawn up 1) [transitive] to prepare and write something such as a document or plan… … English dictionary
draw up — verb 1. form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑form, ↑organize, ↑organise • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody … Useful english dictionary
draw up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you draw up a document, list, or plan, you prepare it and write it out. [V P n (not pron)] They agreed to establish a working party to draw up a formal agreement... [V n P] He wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing… … English dictionary
draw attention to yourself — phrase to make people notice you We have to try and get in without drawing attention to ourselves. Thesaurus: to boast or show offsynonym Main entry: draw … Useful english dictionary
