draw stumps
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the game of cricket, where a day's play is terminated by the umpire drawing the stumps out of the ground.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Verb[edit]
draw stumps (third-person singular simple present draws stumps, present participle drawing stumps, simple past drew stumps, past participle drawn stumps)
- (cricket, of the umpires) To declare an end to the day's play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.
- (idiomatic) To cease doing something, at least for the day.