draw out
This page is about the phrasal verb draw out
Meaning
to make something last longer than usual or longer than necessary
Synonym
prolong
For example
- be drawn out The trial was drawn out for another month or two by the defense attorney's delaying tactics.
- draw sth out The government wanted to draw the inquiry out so that they wouldn't have to act on it before the election.
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