draw down
v. phr.— «They drew down on him and shouted “Freeze!” and he decided to give up.» —“10 wounded in one-hour gun spree” in New Orleans, La. Chicago Tribune Nov. 8, 1977. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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