D
Idioms beginning with "D"
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Contents of D:
[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. […]
[draw to a close] {v. phr.}
To finish; terminate; come to an end.
The meeting drew to a close around midnight.
[draw up] {v.}
1. To write (something) in its correct form; put in writing.
The rich man had his lawyers draw up his will so that each of his children would receive part of his money when he died.
2. To plan or prepare; begin to write out.
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