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1 draw a blank
(to be unsuccessful in a search, inquiry etc.) felkopik az álla -
2 draw\ a\ blank
felkopik az álla, nem nyerő számot húz -
3 draw
remi, vonzerő, kihúzott nyereménytárgy, farablás to draw: megfogalmaz, intézvényez, von, hengerel, szív* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) rajzol2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) (ki)húz; előránt3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) távolodik; közeledik4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) döntetlent ér el5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) felvesz (pénzt stb.)6) (to open or close (curtains).) széthúz; összehúz7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) vonz2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) döntetlen2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) vonz(ó)erő3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) sorshúzás4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) hamar előrántja pisztolyát•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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draw a blank — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result. * /I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones./ 2. To fail to remember something … Dictionary of American idioms
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