draw onsomething
phrasal verbwithdrawverbuk/drɔː/us/drɑː/drew|drawn
C1
to useinformationoryourknowledgeof something tohelpyou do something:
Hisnovelsdrawheavilyon hischildhood.
She had awealthofexperiencetodrawon.
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- avail
- availyourselfofsomething
- be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
- exhaust
- gobblesomethingup
- make capital out ofsomethingidiom
- max
- max out
- mine a rich seam ofsomethingidiom
- spare
- spent
- swallow
- tap
- turn over
- turn tosomeone/something
- turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
- unblock
- underuse