draw a bead on en · VERB
Meanings
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(US, slang, transitive) To aim a gun at.
(As George gets fairly into the following, Gretchen draws a bead on him, and lets drive at the close, but the gun snaps.)
1892, Mark Twain, Meisterschaft: In Three Acts, act II, scene I, page 188:
- (US, slang, transitive) To take aim at.
- (US, slang, transitive) to cast one's eyes on.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drawing a bead on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| draws a bead on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| drew a bead on | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| drawn a bead on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |