draw down
v. phr.— «I drew down on him, but I couldn’t shoot because the victim was in the way.» —“Miami Judge Trades Shots With a Suspect” in Miami, Fla. New York Times Feb. 18, 1982. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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