draw down

Idioms  

1. Deplete by consuming or spending, as in The government worries about drawing down our oil reserves.

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draw down

He's facing redundancy from his job at a global cosmetics firm, and the ability to draw down a small amount - effectively a withdrawal from his future state pension - might tide him through.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

That means users will continue to draw down inventories in July and August, he said, adding to pressure on already depleted stockpiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Meanwhile, the latest trade data from China shows crude oil imports fell further in April as refiners increasingly draw down inventories rather than sourcing additional barrels from abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

"We could expect that an earthquake on one of the faults alone would draw down the resources of the whole country to respond to it," Goldfinger said.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026

An absolutely certain way in those days to draw down on one a wretched fate was to claim superiority in anything over any deity; nevertheless people were perpetually doing so.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton