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draw a bead on

verb

Definitions

  1. 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.)

  2. To take aim at.

  3. to cast one's eyes on.

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