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Draw the Long Bow
(To). To exaggerate. Some wonderful tales are told of Robin
Hood and other foresters practised in the long bow. (See BOW.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Draw the Long Bow from Infoplease:
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