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draw a bead on
Idioms and Phrases
Take careful aim, as in The debater drew a bead on his opponent . This term, dating from about 1830, alludes to the bead on a revolver or rifle, that is, a small knob in the foresight. [c. 1930]Example Sentences
It’s still hard to draw a bead on this team.
Difficult to draw a bead on the Buccaneers.
Now, House Republicans are drawing a bead on D.C. governance itself.
Just 11 hours after they left the moon, they fired Columbia’s engine for two-and-a-half minutes and drew a bead on the planet earth.
The storm was a Category 4 hurricane, the second-strongest type, and it was drawing a bead on the Carolina coast.
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