10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAW A BEAD ON»
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draw a bead on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
draw a bead on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... also see BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD; BEAT TO IT (THE DRAW);
DAGGERS DRAWN; LUCK OF THE DRAW; QUICK ON THE DRAW. draw a bead
on Take careful aim, as in The debater drew a bead on his opponent. This term,
dating ...
2
Dictionary of Americanisms:
A Glossary of Words and Phrases ...
The Missourians, with their long five foot barrel rifles, which were their constant
companions, could draw a bead on a deer, a squirrel, or the white of an Indian's
eye, with equal coolness and certainty of killing. — Borthwick's Californian, p. 151
.
John Russell Bartlett, 1860
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BARTLETT'S DICTIONARY OF AMERICANISMS
The Missourians, with their long five foot barrel rifles, which were their constant
companions, could draw a bead on a deer, a squirrel, or the white of an Indian's
eye, with equal coolness and certainty of killing. — Borthwick's Californian, p. 151
.
JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT, 1859
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Dictionary of Americanisms, 2nd ed. enlarged
The Missourians, with their long five foot barrel rifles, which were their constant
companions, could draw a bead on a deer, a squirrel, or the white of an Indian's
eye, with equal coolness and certainty of killing. — Borthwick's Californian, p. 151
.
John Russell Bartlett, 1859
5
Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... another She drew an analogy to drive home her point. draw one's attention to
point something out to one She drew my attention to the baby trying to clutch the
toy. draw a bead on somebody/something aim carefully at somebody/ something
...
i ONLY bead to draw a bead on (= to get a bead on) Hj ttlffi np (The fox sped by
before I could draw a bead on it! £^Hcfr«W1t > 3|5g St®B^tt^5M47 ! ) [beadlitfrAW
□ •] to tell/ say one's beads ; beam broad across/ in the beam BROAD off (the) ...
7
Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry:
A Workshop in Painting with Fire
Draw a bead on the end of a 12" (30.48cm) segment of 14-gauge copper wire.
Thread a 6mm heishi bead, the 12mm enamel disc, a 6mm heishi bead, the
19mm enamel disc, a 6mm heishi bead and the 25mm hammered copper disc
onto the ...
8
Ethics: Studying the Art of Moral Appraisal
You have a donkey, so have I, and they graze in the same field. The day comes
when I conceive a dislike for mine. I go to shoot it, draw a bead on it, fire: the
brute falls in its tracks. I inspect the victim, and find to my horror that it is your
donkey.
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Comprehensive English-Hindi dictionary:
jyufl; the pull necessary to draw a bow to its full extent reRR I To draw a bead on,
to take aim at with a gun *"j5> « R^lMl WRT ITo draw a blank, to meet with failure
in one's pursuit ^fa Trot Wtt, TTOT WT cT^, T ^ IRf, ^Hl ITo draw a distinction ...
Bholānātha Tivārī, Amaranātha Kapūra, Viśvaprakāśa Gupta, 1998
10
Abby's Song: Riffing It for Our Girl
I saw him draw a bead on you—” “Wait a minute, it was dark. You were a hundred
feet away. And what do you mean 'draw a bead?'” “First, I was less than a
hundred feet away, seventy-five to eighty at the most. Second, the other cop
already ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAW A BEAD ON»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
draw a bead on is used in the context of the following news items.
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Additionally, Thurman lands in combination consistently and utilizes the type of intelligent movement that makes it difficult to draw a bead on ... «Sherdog.com, Jul 15»
Artist's work commemorates historic anniversary
The riders were then able to single out specific animals, then - racing at full speed - draw a bead on the left side of the animal (close to the ... «Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Jul 15»
Feeling like a winner despite losing in Vegas
It's one thing to be defeated by external events independent of personal actions and quite another to draw a bead on your own foot and pull the ... «Havelock News, Jul 15»
Feature: How Alan Stern's tenacity, drive, and command got a NASA …
They draw a bead on him for an early morning establishing shot. Stern executes a quick flyby. “Hi, Mom,” he says, giving a thumbs-up as he ... «Science /AAAS, Jun 15»
E3 2015 Preview: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
True to the game's emphasis that it's one shot and one kill, a ranged terrorist managed to draw a bead on the trailing squad member's head and ... «Stevivor, Jun 15»
EL JEFE: Sergio Martinez W12 Kelly Pavlik
Pavlik, now 36-2 (31), walked into a hard jab that staggered him and began pawing at Martinez with his left, as if trying to draw a bead on his ... «The Cruelest Sport, Jun 15»
Two of Destiny's best exotic helmets are on sale this weekend
... with the Radiant Dance Machines exotic — boots that boost movement when you're aiming down the sights — are difficult to draw a bead on. «Mashable, Jun 15»
Turbo-Charging Cloud Research: Now It's Easier to Decipher Clues …
The problem is that it's hard to draw a bead on clouds, to obtain the precise measurements in real time that can translate into useful data. «CALIFORNIA, Jun 15»
How to survive in Destiny's tough new 'Prison of Elders' mode
... the move and be sure to bunny-hop around the arena (single jumps, not double), as that makes it harder for pursuers to draw a bead on you. «Mashable, May 15»
The United States Is Sponsoring an Army That Recruits Child Soldiers
He didn't draw a bead on me. Still, he was a boy and he was holding an AK-47 and it was pointed in my direction. It was unnerving. I don't know ... «The Nation., May 15»
