take a bead on

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Etymology[edit]

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Verb[edit]

take a bead on (third-person singular simple present takes a bead on, present participle taking a bead on, simple past took a bead on, past participle taken a bead on)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To aim a gun at something.

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