back out »
To withdraw from something one has promised to do.
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back to the drawing board »
Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.
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bank night »
An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.
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call in »
To withdraw something from sale or circulation.
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cattle call »
An audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.
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check out »
To withdraw an item, as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.
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check out »
Used to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.
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circle the wagons »
To draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.
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cold turkey »
The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
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cold turkey »
The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug.
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cross off »
To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.
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cross out »
To strike out; to draw a line through.
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draw a bath »
To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.
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draw a blank »
To be unable to produce a required piece of information.
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draw back »
To retreat from a position.
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