draw from (something)
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To use something as a reference while drawing or sketching. A noun or pronoun can be used between "draw" and "from." I can't believe you drew that whole scene from memory! I used to pretty good at drawing from photographs, but I've never been able to do much from my own imagination.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
draw someone (or an animal)
out of something and draw someone or an animal out to lure someone or an animal out of something or some place. I thought the smell of breakfast would draw him out of his slumber. The catnip drew out the cat from under the front porch.
draw
( oneself ) aside [for someone] to move aside. I drew myself aside so the children could pass. He drew himself aside so Maggie could pass.
draw
( someone or something ) from something to sketch (someone or something) from a particular source, such as memory, real life, a photograph, etc. He is a very good artist. He can draw from a photograph or a painting. I will try to draw him from memory.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
draw
/get a bead on To take careful aim at.
draw
/haul/pull in (one's) horns Informal1. To restrain oneself; draw back.
2. To retreat from a previously taken position, view, or stance.
3. To economize.
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