- draw a bead on something
- draw/take a bead on (someone/something)
American
to aim a gun at someone or something.
He drew a bead on the last truck in line and fired at the fuel tank.
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draw a bead on something
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draw a bead on something — draw/get a ˈbead on sb/sth idiom (especially NAmE) to aim carefully at sb/sth before shooting a gun • One of the police officers drew a bead on the gunman and fired. Main entry: ↑beadidiom … Useful english dictionary
draw a bead on — To draw a bead on is to aim a gun at something and can be used to mean to focus on or aim at someting as a goal … The small dictionary of idiomes
draw a bead on — verb 1. aim with a gun The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit • Hypernyms: ↑aim, ↑take, ↑train, ↑take aim, ↑direct • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
draw a bead on — {v. phr.} {informal} 1. To aim at; sight (with a gun). * /The deer bounded into the forest before the hunters could draw a bead on them./ * /John drew a bead on the elk, but didn t have the heart to pull the trigger./ 2. To take (something) as an … Dictionary of American idioms
draw a bead on — {v. phr.} {informal} 1. To aim at; sight (with a gun). * /The deer bounded into the forest before the hunters could draw a bead on them./ * /John drew a bead on the elk, but didn t have the heart to pull the trigger./ 2. To take (something) as an … Dictionary of American idioms
draw a bead on someone — draw/take a bead on (someone/something) American to aim a gun at someone or something. He drew a bead on the last truck in line and fired at the fuel tank … New idioms dictionary
draw a bead on — draw/take a bead on (someone/something) American to aim a gun at someone or something. He drew a bead on the last truck in line and fired at the fuel tank … New idioms dictionary
draw a bead on — verb To aim a gun at something Syn: take a bead on … Wiktionary
take a bead on something — draw/take a bead on (someone/something) American to aim a gun at someone or something. He drew a bead on the last truck in line and fired at the fuel tank … New idioms dictionary
get a bead on something — draw/get a ˈbead on sb/sth idiom (especially NAmE) to aim carefully at sb/sth before shooting a gun • One of the police officers drew a bead on the gunman and fired. Main entry: ↑beadidiom … Useful english dictionary
