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drawbridge
draw‧bridge/ˈdrɔːbrɪdʒ $ ˈdrɒː-/ noun [COUNTABLE] 1. a bridge that can be pulled up to stop people from entering a castle, or to let ships pass
2. pull up the drawbridge a) to stop being involved in something: ▪ Perhaps we should just pull up the drawbridge and let them get on with it. b) to stop more people coming into a country, joining an organization etc
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At the cut-off time for the coursework an electronic drawbridge goes up: students are no longer allowed to write to their directories. ▪ But at night the Duke locked the door of her room, and pulled up the drawbridge. ▪ He heard the hollow thudding of hooves and the duller sound of feet constantly tramping the timbers of the drawbridge. ▪ Its drawbridge lowering, he would ride across it to a joyous welcome. ▪ Mackey drove across a drawbridge over the Miami River. ▪ People already burdened with anxieties and fears should not have to cross this drawbridge too. ▪ The drawbridge was raised, of course, but it was a narrow moat. ▪ The sergeant felt uneasy while he and Blanche stood on the drawbridge.
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