draw a bow at random

Yes. Do you? Just kidding. It means to refer to some outside source, for example to a similar situation elsewhere. Have you tried di

I have tried the website which you recommended, but it still has no result. Could you make a sentence?

I just grabbed this one off the Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allusion):

In the stock market he met his Waterloo.

The sentence is about the stock market, not Napoleon, but it alludesto a battle Napoleon fought and lost, because that's what happened to the guy in the sto

Sorry, I think you just misunderstood my question. I'm not asking the meaning of allusion. I want to know the meaning of the phrase "draw a bow at random". Could you answer it again?

Oh. Sorry about that. It alludes to the act of drawing a bow and shooting an arrow into a crowd of enemies, rather than targeting o

I find this sentence in a book about allusions from Holly Bible. I can say I know what it means. On the flip side, I can say I know nothing about it. Because I want to comprehend it from a cultural perspective rather than literal meaning. So could tell me some cultural elements in this sentence?

I think I know the passage where it's written--is it the story of King Ahab's death?

33 But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the breastplate and the scale armor. The king told the chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.” 34 All day long the battle raged, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot faci

Cool, thank you so much! Originally, I consider that it's a thought-provoking adage. However, it turns out to be a saga.