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Draw a bead on

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To aim a gun at. US, slang, transitive

    "(As George gets fairly into the following, Gretchen draws a bead on him, and lets drive at the close, but the gun snaps.)"

  2. 2
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal wordnet
  3. 3
    To take aim at. US, slang, transitive
  4. 4
    aim with a gun wordnet
  5. 5
    to cast one's eyes on. US, slang, transitive

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