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Verb: draw a bead on
  1. Aim with a gun
    "The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit"
     
  2. Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
    "He drew a bead on becoming CEO";
    - aspire, aim, shoot for

Derived forms: drawn a bead on, draws a bead on, drawing a bead on, drew a bead on

Type of: aim, direct, plan, take, take aim, train