DRAW THEIR FIRE

Meaning of DRAW THEIR FIRE in English

get attention while a friend moves or escapes

You draw their fire while I move behind them. You distract them.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

DRAW THEIR FIRE — get attention while a friend moves or escapes You draw their fire while I move behind them. You distract them.
English Idioms vocab
THEIR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; also archaic or nonstandard drawed ˈdrȯd ; drawn ˈdrȯn ; drawing ˈdrȯiŋ ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THEIR — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAW — — drawable , adj. /draw/ , v. , drew, drawn, drawing , n. v.t. 1. to cause to move in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; drawn ˈdrȯn, ˈdrän ; draw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English drawen, dragen, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THEIR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
DRAW
Webster English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAW — [draw] vb drew ; drawn ; draw.ing [ME drawen, dragen, fr. OE dragan; akin to ON draga to draw, drag] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW — / drɔː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( drew / druː; NAmE / drawn / drɔːn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THEIR — their S1 W1 /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAW — I. draw 1 S1 W1 /drɔː $ drɒː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense drew /druː/, past participle drawn /drɔːn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAW — v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAW — v. & n. v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE
Oxford English vocab
DRAW — v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1. tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THEIR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Their' is the third person plural …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW — ( draws, drawing, drew, drawn) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THEIR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask sb (for) their opinion ( also ask for sb’s opinion ) ▪ We asked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THEIR — [determiner] - of or belonging to themHe gave them their coats.Children should always brush their teeth before going to bed.They …
Cambridge English vocab
FIRE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
DRAW — INDEX: 1. to draw a picture, pattern, line etc 2. something that you draw RELATED WORDS see also ↑ PAINT …
Longman Activator English vocab
DRAW — n. 25B6; verb he drew the house : SKETCH, make a drawing (of), delineate, outline, draft, rough out, illustrate, render, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DRAW — v. 1 pull, tug, tow, drag, haul, lug The gypsy caravan was drawn by two horses 2 pull or take …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
FIRE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRAW — 1. сущ. 1) тяга, волочение; вытягивание (по значению глагола draw) 2) а) жеребьевка; лотерея to hold a draw ≈ проводить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THEIR — their.ogg ðeə (полная форма); ðər (редуцированная форма перед гласными); ðə (редуцированная форма перед согласными) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — fire.ogg 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRAW — draw.ogg _I 1. drɔ: n 1. 1> тяга draw pull - тех. сила тяги на крюке, тяговое усилие draw test …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) обжигать; прокаливать 6) авто зажигать, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DRAW — 1) тяга || вытягивать 2) волочение || волочить 3) влечь за собой 4) волочение || волочить 5) всасывание, втягивание || всасывать; втягивать 6) выводить умозаключение, …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DRAW — draw сущ.1) а) тяга, волочение; вытягивание (по значению глагола draw) You are allowed "two shuffles and a draw". — Ты …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THEIR — poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. theirs) 1. 1> их; принадлежащий им; свой, свои he is one of their …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE — 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep up …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DRAW — _I 1. drɔ: n 1. 1> тяга draw pull - тех. сила тяги на крюке, тяговое усилие draw test - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THEIR — мест. ; притяж. ; употр. атриб. ср. тж. theirs 1) их, принадлежащий им, свой John and Mary have announced their …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DRAW — 1. сущ. 1) а) тяга, волочение; вытягивание ( по значению глагола draw ) You are allowed "two shuffles and a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THEIR — мест.; притяж.; употр. атриб. ср. тж. theirs 1) их, принадлежащий им, свой John and Mary have announced their engagement. — Джон и …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DRAW — 1. сущ. 1) а) тяга, волочение; вытягивание (по значению глагола draw) You are allowed "two shuffles and a draw". — Ты можешь два …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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