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draw blood

1. Lit. to hit or bite (a person or an animal) and make a wound that bleeds. The dog chased me and bit me hard, but it didn't draw blood. The boxer landed just one punch and drew blood immediately.

2. Fig. to anger or insult a person. Sally screamed out a terrible insult at Tom. Judging by the look on his face, she really drew blood. Tom started yelling and cursing, trying to insult Sally. He wouldn't be satisfied until he had drawn blood, too.

See also: blood, draw

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It must be a condition, too, that I am not to be bound to draw blood with the scourge, and that if any of the lashes happen to he fly-flappers they are to count. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context But his distant moans do not greatly pain me now; rather am I elated to find (as the waters bring him nearer) that this boy is I, for it is something to know that, once upon a time, a woman could draw blood from me as from another. The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context He stood up and said among the Argives, "We bid two champions put on their armour, take their keen blades, and make trial of one another in the presence of the multitude; whichever of them can first wound the flesh of the other, cut through his armour, and draw blood, to him will I give this goodly Thracian sword inlaid with silver, which I took from Asteropaeus, but the armour let both hold in partnership, and I will give each of them a hearty meal in my own tent. The Iliad by Homer View in context	drain off drain out drain out of drape drape around drape in drape in the flag drape oneself over drape over drape with draw draw a bead on draw a blank draw a line between draw a line in the sand draw a line under draw a veil over draw against an amount of money draw ahead draw alongside draw apart draw aside draw attention to draw away draw battle lines draw blood draw down draw fire draw fire from draw for draw forth draw in horns draw in horns and pull in horns draw interest draw into draw near draw off draw on draw out draw out of and draw out draw out of some place draw over draw people or things together draw straws for draw the line draw the line at draw the short straw draw to draw to a close draw to attention draw together	draw ahead draw alongside draw an inference draw and quarter draw and quarter draw and quarter draw and quarter draw and quarter Draw and Wall Ironing draw apart draw apart draw as an implication draw as by a lure draw aside draw aside draw attention to draw away draw away draw away draw away draw away draw away draw back draw back draw back draw back draw back draw bar draw battle lines draw bead draw blood Draw bridge Draw bridge Draw bridges Draw bridges draw by artful inducements draw close draw cock draw cock draw curtain draw down draw down draw down draw down draw down draw down draw down Draw Down Guidance Draw Downs Draw Downs Draw Downs draw fire draw fire draw fire draw fire draw fire draw fire draw fire away draw fire from draw for Draw Force Line

It must be a condition, too, that I am not to be bound to draw blood with the scourge, and that if any of the lashes happen to he fly-flappers they are to count.

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

But his distant moans do not greatly pain me now; rather am I elated to find (as the waters bring him nearer) that this boy is I, for it is something to know that, once upon a time, a woman could draw blood from me as from another.

The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context

He stood up and said among the Argives, "We bid two champions put on their armour, take their keen blades, and make trial of one another in the presence of the multitude; whichever of them can first wound the flesh of the other, cut through his armour, and draw blood, to him will I give this goodly Thracian sword inlaid with silver, which I took from Asteropaeus, but the armour let both hold in partnership, and I will give each of them a hearty meal in my own tent.

The Iliad by Homer View in context

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