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draw a bead on |
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draw a bead on someone or something and get a bead on someone or something 1. . Lit. to locate someone or something in the sights of a gun. Fred drew a bead on the target and pulled the trigger. The hunter drew a bead on the deer. 2. Fig. to prepare to deal with or obtain someone or something. As soon as I get a bead on how widespread the problem really is, I will set up a meeting about it. See also: draw draw/take a bead on somebody/something (American) to aim a gun at someone or something He drew a bead on the last truck in line and fired at the fuel tank. See also: draw How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So I sifted through a year's worth of UB back issues and perused a bundle of hefty surveys and reports from Eduventures, EDUCAUSE, and Market Data Retrieval (MDR), in an attempt to draw a bead on what impact technology will have on campuses next year. But the bullfrog situation could be much more desperate, with frog hit men slogging through the ponds, attempting to draw a bead on their deep-throated quarry. According to Cronin, a spokesman for the project, the 3,000-square-kilometer array of detectors in Argentina is designed to pick up 30 of the highest energy cosmic rays each year, improving scientists' ability to draw a bead on cosmic ray sources. |
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