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Phrase(s): draw some kind of attention away (from someone or something)
to capture attention or praise due to someone or something. • Her sterling performance drew attention away from the big star in one of the other roles. • She drew away too much notice by her late arrival at the party., Phrase(s): draw away (from someone or something)
Go to draw apart (from someone or something) and draw away (from someone or something)
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Pull off or back, as in He drew his chair away from the fire. 2. Move ahead of competitors, as in On the last lap Jim drew away from the other runners.
American Heritage Idioms