Let's go, Suzie, I feel a draft.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
feel a draft — {v. phr.}, {slang} To have the sensation that one is not welcome in a place; that one has gotten a cold reception. * /Let s go, Suzie, I feel a draft./ … Dictionary of American idioms
feel a draft — {v. phr.}, {slang} To have the sensation that one is not welcome in a place; that one has gotten a cold reception. * /Let s go, Suzie, I feel a draft./ … Dictionary of American idioms
feel a draft — feel the air from someone who is talking too much When Jake talks too much, Pete asks, Does anyone feel a draft? … English idioms
feel a draft — tv. to sense that one is being rejected; to sense that someone is cool toward one, possibly for racial reasons. □ Oh, man, I feel a draft in here. Let’s leave. □ What a reception! I sure feel a draft … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
feel a draft — American to sense prejudice The draft (or British draught) is the invisible but uncomfortable sensation felt by some blacks in the presence of some whites, with imagery from the household phenomenon … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
draft — draft1 [ dræft ] noun count ** ▸ 1 cold air ▸ 2 of plan/letter etc. ▸ 3 in sports ▸ 4 into military ▸ 5 amount of liquid ▸ 6 bank draft ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) cold air that blows into a room and makes you feel uncomfortable: I feel a draft coming in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feel — feel1 [ fil ] (past tense and past participle felt [ felt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 have emotion/feeling ▸ 2 think particular way ▸ 3 touch to learn something ▸ 4 notice something (touching) ▸ 5 be affected by something ▸ 6 give someone a feeling ▸ 7 try… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Draft blunder — is a term most commonly used in association with a phenomenon that occurs in the four major sports leagues of North America: the NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB. These four sports leagues represent the sports of American Football, Ice Hockey, Basketball… … Wikipedia
Draft-card burning — Young men burn their draft cards in New York City on April 15, 1967, at Sheep Meadow, Central Park Draft card burning was a symbol of protest performed by thousands of young American men as part of the opposition to the involvement of the United… … Wikipedia
Draft Eisenhower movement — Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945 military photo The Draft Eisenhower movement was the first successful political draft of the 20th century to take a private citizen to the Oval Office. It was a widespread American grassroots political movement that… … Wikipedia
