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Phrase(s): draw for something [and] draw lots
to choose lots for something, without looking; to draw a token for something from a set of tokens concealed in something. (The tokens are typically slips of paper, one of which is marked as the winner. See also draw straws.) • Let’s draw for the prize. The winner gets it. • We will draw for a winner from the five finalists. • The players drew lots to determine who would go first.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs