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drawing card
The most important figure in a multi-person event; the top entertainer during a show; the best professor or researcher at a university, etc.
The biggest drawing card at many a university is the resident Nobel Laureate.
During the concert series Barbra Streisand was the biggest drawing card.
dream of
To think about seriously; think about with the idea of really doing; consider seriously. Usually used with a negative.
I wouldn't dream of wearing shorts to church.
dribs and drabs
Portions; small bits.
John paid Oliver back what he owed him in dribs and drabs.
drink like a fish
To drink (alcoholic beverages) in great quantities; to be addicted to alcohol.
John is a nice guy but, unfortunately, he drinks like a fish.
drive a bargain
drive a hard bargain
To buy or sell at a good price; succeed in a trade or deal.
Father drove a hard bargain with the real estate agent when we bought our new house.
Tom's collie is a champion; it should be easy for Tom to drive a bargain when he sells her puppies.
To make an agreement that is better for you than for the other person; make an agreement to your advantage.
The French drove a hard bargain in demanding that Germany pay fully for World War I damages.
drive at
To try or want to say; mean. Used in the present participle.
He had been talking for half an hour before anyone realized what he was driving at.
John did not understand what the coach was driving at.
drive one ape
drive one bananas
drive one crazy
drive one mad
drive one nuts
To irritate, frustrate, or tickle someone's fancy so badly that they think they are going insane. To excite someone to the point that he or she goes out of his or her mind; to drive someone crazy.
"Stop teasing me, Mary," John said. "You are driving me nuts."
"You are driving me bananas with all your crazy riddles," Steve said.
drive to the wall
To defeat someone completely; to ruin someone.
Poor Uncle Jack was driven to the wall by his angry creditors when his business failed.