draw+away

  • 41draw — /drɔ:/ verb 1. to take money away ● to draw money out of an account ♦ to draw a salary to have a salary paid by the company ● The chairman does not draw a salary. 2. to write a cheque ● He paid the invoice with a cheque drawn on an Egyptian bank …

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  • 42draw — /drɔ:/ verb 1. to take money away ● to draw money out of an account ♦ to draw a salary to have a salary paid by the company ● The chairman does not draw a salary. 2. to write a cheque ● He paid the invoice with a cheque drawn on an Egyptian bank …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 43draw back — Synonyms and related words: avoid, back down, back out, beat a retreat, blench, blink, cringe, discount, disengage, dodge, draw in, draw off, duck, evade, fade, fall back, flinch, funk, give ground, give place, go back, hang back, jib, knock off …

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  • 44draw back — phrasal verb Word forms draw back : present tense I/you/we/they draw back he/she/it draws back present participle drawing back past tense drew back past participle drawn back 1) [intransitive] to move away from someone She drew back in horror. 2) …

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  • 45draw back — verb 1. pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 8) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑pull away, ↑recede, ↑pull back, ↑ …

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  • 46draw off — {v. phr.} To drain away; deflect. * /A light flanking attack was made in order to draw off the enemy s fire./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 47draw off — {v. phr.} To drain away; deflect. * /A light flanking attack was made in order to draw off the enemy s fire./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 48draw\ off — v. phr. To drain away; deflect. A light flanking attack was made in order to draw off the enemy s fire …

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  • 49draw someone's fire — attract hostile criticism away from a more important target. → draw …

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  • 50draw back — {v.} To move back; back away; step backward; withdraw; move away from. * /When the man spotted the rattlesnake, he drew back and aimed his shotgun./ * /The children drew back from the dog when it barked at them./ * /When the pitcher drew back his …

    Dictionary of American idioms