Drawing away In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "drawing away", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2019-10-01 12:10

Meaning of Drawing away (redirected from draw away )

Draw away phrasal verb

If somebody/something "draws away from something", he/she/it moves and stays away from it. 

He and I are in a disagreement, so I don't want to make small talk with him. Whenever we come across, I just draw away immediately.

I didn't draw away from the lake until I heard of the existence of a lake monster.

 If someone "draws something away from someone/something else", he/she removes it from someone/something by pulling.

He is drawing a collection of stamps away from his lock.

If someone "draws away from someone else", he/she goes in advance of competitors, especially in a race. 

Max tried his best to draw away from other runners in the last race.

If someone "draws (some kind of attention) away from somebody/something", he/she diverts attention away from somebody/something.

The press wanted to draw the attention away from the scandal of a politician.

Grammar and Usage of Draw away

Verb Forms

  • to draw away
  • drawing away
  • draws away
  • drew away
  • has/have/had drawn away

The verb "draw away" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

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