draw down
v. phr.— «He jumped out and drew down on me, pointed his gun at me. It looked like a silver .357 Magnum revolver.» —“Face-Off With Hege Draws Ruling” by Bill Morris Greensboro News & Record (N.C.) Jan. 4, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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