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feel a draft — {v. phr.}, {slang} To have the sensation that one is not welcome in a place; that one has gotten a cold reception. * /Let s go, Suzie, I feel a draft./ … Dictionary of American idioms
feel a draft — {v. phr.}, {slang} To have the sensation that one is not welcome in a place; that one has gotten a cold reception. * /Let s go, Suzie, I feel a draft./ … Dictionary of American idioms
feel a draft — feel the air from someone who is talking too much When Jake talks too much, Pete asks, Does anyone feel a draft? … English idioms
feel a draft — tv. to sense that one is being rejected; to sense that someone is cool toward one, possibly for racial reasons. □ Oh, man, I feel a draft in here. Let’s leave. □ What a reception! I sure feel a draft … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
feel\ a\ draft — v. phr. slang To have the sensation that one is not welcome in a place; that one has gotten a cold reception. Let s go, Suzie, I feel a draft … Словарь американских идиом
draft — draft1 [ dræft ] noun count ** ▸ 1 cold air ▸ 2 of plan/letter etc. ▸ 3 in sports ▸ 4 into military ▸ 5 amount of liquid ▸ 6 bank draft ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) cold air that blows into a room and makes you feel uncomfortable: I feel a draft coming in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feel — feel1 [ fil ] (past tense and past participle felt [ felt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 have emotion/feeling ▸ 2 think particular way ▸ 3 touch to learn something ▸ 4 notice something (touching) ▸ 5 be affected by something ▸ 6 give someone a feeling ▸ 7 try… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Draft blunder — is a term most commonly used in association with a phenomenon that occurs in the four major sports leagues of North America: the NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB. These four sports leagues represent the sports of American Football, Ice Hockey, Basketball… … Wikipedia
Draft-card burning — Young men burn their draft cards in New York City on April 15, 1967, at Sheep Meadow, Central Park Draft card burning was a symbol of protest performed by thousands of young American men as part of the opposition to the involvement of the United… … Wikipedia
Draft Eisenhower movement — Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945 military photo The Draft Eisenhower movement was the first successful political draft of the 20th century to take a private citizen to the Oval Office. It was a widespread American grassroots political movement that… … Wikipedia
