draw on

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Composé de draw et de on.

(Sens propre) Esquisser au crayon.
Faire appel à.
- Without the proper resources, the young manager drew on his imagination to solve the crisis.
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- The reporter drew heavily on interviews with former members of the secretive group.
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- Manchester United needed to draw on all their resources as they came from behind to beat Southampton and progress to the last 16 of the FA Cup. — (Ian Hughes, Southampton 1 - 2 Man Utd, BBC, 29 janvier 2011)
Avancer et continuer, comme sous une force de traction.
- As the day draws on, the oxen will begin to show fatigue.
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Approcher.
- Evening is drawing on; we'd better call it a day.
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- In his bones, he sensed winter was drawing on sooner than usual.
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(Transitif) Vêtir.
- He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on. — (Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus, Soho Press, 2014 (première édition : 1994))