on the draw
What he didn’t realize was that he and the horse weren’t the only ones fond of fresh peaches…but luckily, Harold was quick on the draw. What does the meaning of " on the draw" here. Thanks!
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'Quick on the draw' means to be rapid in acting or reacting. It originates from the gunfighters of the American West ( as Brad said). It was broadened to mean 'a quick reaction' in the first half of the 1900s.
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"quick on the draw" means act rapidly. For example:He is quick on the draw when answering questions. Another example:You have to be quick on the draw to win the game.
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Draw a gun out of its holster. In the old cowboy days, the quicker you could draw the gun out, the better off you were. Such people were called "quick on the draw".
As you can imagine, the phrase is extended to anyone who is quick at comprehending a situation.
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It means he can move quickly (in this case, probably by pulling his hand away from the animal's mouth). It comes from the American Old West, where a man who could pull his gun and fire very fast was "quick on the draw."
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