10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAW SOMEONE'S FIRE»
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draw someone's fire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
draw someone's fire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... interesting or exciting. 9 1994 Coloradoan I do not think this is something that's
going to catch fire as a trend. draw someone's fire: see DRAW. the fat is in the fire
: see FAT. fight fire with fire: see FIGHT. fire and brimstone the supposed ...
2
Chambers Pocket Dictionary
draw someone's fire deliberately to divert someone's gunfire, criticism, etc.
towards oneself. — v fire away (intr; coll) to say or ask what one wants to. — fire
and brimstone (the flaming contents of) hell; eternal damnation. — go through fire
and ...
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
3
Chambers concise dictionary
between two fires under attack from two sides, draw someone's fire to
deliberately divert their gunfire, criticism, etc towards oneself, fire away colloq an
expression inviting someone to start saying what they have to say, especially to
begin ...
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
draw someone's fire to deliberately divert their gunfire, criticism, etc towards
oneself. • fire away colloq an expression inviting someone to start saying what
they have to say, especially to begin asking questions. • go through fire and water
for ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
draw someone's fire attract hostility or criticism away from a more important target
. draw the (ora) line at set a limit of what you are willing to do or accept, beyond
which you will not go. 1995 Kate AtkinsonBehind the Scenes at the Museum She
...
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Oxford Dictionary of English
phrases draw a bead on see BEAD. draw a blank see BLANK. draw blood cause
someone to bleed, espeV- cially in the course of a fight: the blow drew blood from
the corner of his mouth. draw someone's fire attract hostile criticism away from ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
draw someone's fire attract hostile criticism away from a more important target.
draw the longbow make exaggerated statements about one's own achievements,
boast; the term is recorded from the early 19th century. whosoever draws his ...
8
Pocket Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus
2 attraction, lure, allure, pull, appeal, temptation, charm, fascination. draw
someone's fire attract hostile criticism away from a more important target. draw in
(of successive days) become shorter. draw the line at refuse to do or tolerate.
draw ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
9
Oxford American Desk Dictionary & Thesaurus
2 attraction, lure, allure, pull, appeal, temptation, charm, fascination. draw
someone's fire attract hostile criticism away from a more important target. draw in
(of successive days) become shorter. draw the line at refuse to do or tolerate.
draw ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
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American idioms dictionary:
draw fire away from someone or something and draw fire; draw someone's fire
away from someone or something; draw someone's fire to make oneself a target
in order to protect someone or something. (Refers literally to gunfire or
figuratively ...
