8 Metaphors for draft

The rough draft of the play was the work of Vanbrugh, now dead, but the dialogue and situations had been elaborated by Cibber.

A draft is an order, written by one person and addressed to another, directing him to pay a definite sum of money at a certain time to a specified third party.

John Carr, taken by surprise, declared that the draft, though written by his daughter, was forgedthe forgery being in his own mind attributed to George Lindsay, his young salesman.

"After he had tasted the vinegar, knowing that all things were now accomplished, and the Scriptures fulfilled, he said, It is finished"; that is, this offered draft of vinegar was the last circumstance predicted by an ancient prophet that remained to be fulfilled.

Draft 1,000 men out of any community in any country and along with the decent citizens there will be a certain number of cowards, braggarts and brutes.

The draft thereby becomes his unconditional promise, and he becomes the principal debtor, occupying the position of a maker of a note.

the draft was the other way.

Between the drawer and the payee a draft is a conditional contract, whereby the former impliedly agrees to pay the draft if the person drawn upon does not.

8 Metaphors for  draft