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noun
1.
a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
2.
Commerce. an amount paid back from a charge made.
3.
Government. a refund of tariff or other tax, as when imported goods are reexported.
Origin:
1610–20; noun use of verb phrase draw back
1610–20; noun use of verb phrase draw back
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Draw back
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Idioms & Phrases
draw back
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Retreat, as in The heckler drew back into the crowd to avoid being identified. [c. 1300]
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Withdraw from an undertaking, as in I was too deeply committed to draw back now. [Mid-1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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