draw the long bow in English

Forms: draws the long bow [present, singular, third-person], drawing the long bow [participle, present], drew the long bow [past], drawn the long bow [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|draw<,,drew,drawn> the long bow}} draw the long bow (third-person singular simple present draws the long bow, present participle drawing the long bow, simple past drew the long bow, past participle drawn the long bow)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "draws the long bow",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drawing the long bow",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drew the long bow",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drawn the long bow",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "draw<,,drew,drawn> the long bow"
      },
      "expansion": "draw the long bow (third-person singular simple present draws the long bow, present participle drawing the long bow, simple past drew the long bow, past participle drawn the long bow)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To exaggerate; to tell tall tales."
      ],
      "id": "en-draw_the_long_bow-en-verb-TnKsg-XJ",
      "links": [
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        [
          "tall tale",
          "tall tale"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To exaggerate; to tell tall tales."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "draw a long bow"
        },
        {
          "word": "pull the long bow"
        },
        {
          "word": "throw the hatchet"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "draw the long bow"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "draws the long bow",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drawing the long bow",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drew the long bow",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drawn the long bow",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "draw<,,drew,drawn> the long bow"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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      "glosses": [
        "To exaggerate; to tell tall tales."
      ],
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        [
          "exaggerate",
          "exaggerate"
        ],
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          "tall tale",
          "tall tale"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To exaggerate; to tell tall tales."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "draw a long bow"
        },
        {
          "word": "pull the long bow"
        },
        {
          "word": "throw the hatchet"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "draw the long bow"
}

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"draw the long bow" meaning in English

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