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Phrase(s): draw (someone’s) fire (away) from someone, something, or an animal [and] draw (someone’s) fire away
to attract the attention of someone firing a gun away from the target, hoping to protect the target; to make oneself a target in order to protect someone or something. (Can be verbal "fire," such as questions, etc.) • The mother bird drew fire away from her chicks. • The hen drew away the hunter’s fire. • The president drew fire away from Congress by proposing a compromise., Phrase(s): draw fire from someone
Go to draw someone's fire.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs