The general's white horse drew the enemy's fire.
Having the newest car in your group is sure to draw fire.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
draw fire — draw (someone s) fire mainly American if something or someone draws fire, they are criticized. The advertisements have drawn fire from anti smoking campaigners (often + from) His radical approach is expected to draw fire … New idioms dictionary
draw fire — phrase to be severely criticized The proposed merger is drawing fire from all sides. Thesaurus: to be criticizedsynonym Main entry: fire * * * attract hostile criticism, usually away from a more important target the vaccination campaign continued … Useful english dictionary
draw fire — {v. phr.} 1. To attract or provoke shooting; be a target. * /The general s white horse drew the enemy s fire./ 2. To bring criticism or argument; make people say bad things about you. * /Having the newest car in your group is sure to draw fire./ … Dictionary of American idioms
draw fire — {v. phr.} 1. To attract or provoke shooting; be a target. * /The general s white horse drew the enemy s fire./ 2. To bring criticism or argument; make people say bad things about you. * /Having the newest car in your group is sure to draw fire./ … Dictionary of American idioms
draw fire — 1) receive criticism or argument He has been drawing a lot of fire since he announced that he would not play basketball another year. 2) be a target, attract or provoke shooting The soldiers drew fire when they entered the small village … Idioms and examples
draw fire — to attract criticism. The advertisements have drawn fire from parents groups … New idioms dictionary
draw fire — to be severely criticized The proposed merger is drawing fire from all sides … English dictionary
draw someone's fire — draw (someone s) fire mainly American if something or someone draws fire, they are criticized. The advertisements have drawn fire from anti smoking campaigners (often + from) His radical approach is expected to draw fire … New idioms dictionary
draw — 1 verb past tense drew, past participle drawn PICTURE/DESCRIPTION 1 WITH PENCIL (I, T) to make a picture of something with a pencil or pen: Can I draw your portrait? | I ve never been able to draw well. | draw sb sth/draw sth for sb: Hans drew… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fire — I n. destructive burning 1) to set, start a fire; to set fire to (they set fire to the barn) 2) to catch fire (the house caught fire) 3) to contain; extinguish, put out; stamp out a fire; to bring a fire under control 4) a raging, roaring fire 5) … Combinatory dictionary
