English Dictionary

draw blood

verb

To wound one's opponent in such a way that they bleed. / (figuratively) To have an injurious effect; to strike home, as a barb or insult.

The nurse will draw blood from the patient for testing.

意味（1）

To wound one's opponent in such a way that they bleed.

to draw first blood

意味（2）

(figuratively) To have an injurious effect; to strike home, as a barb or insult.

He lacked the art of wounding with the sword, and in any case his critics charged that he shrank from steel; but his invective was worthy of Demosthenes and his words drew blood.