Draw blood from his foster-country?
or did he get a sizar's place at college, or escape to America, and earn honours by drawing blood from his foster-country? or make a fortune more promptly on the English highways?' (Wuthering Heights)
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1. Could you tell me what “draw blood” means here, please?
2. What is a “foster-country”?
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1. Could you tell me what “draw blood” means here, please? attacking and hurting 2.
- 1.
- Could you tell me what “draw blood” means here, please?
- attacking and hurting 2.
- What is a “foster-country”?
- A foster family is one that takes in and cares for a child that is not its own.
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1. Could you tell me what “draw blood” means here, please? attacking and hurting
2. What is a “foster-country”?
A foster family is one that takes in and cares for a child that is not its own.
A foster-country sounds like a country that takes in and cares for a citizen that is not its own. It's not a common expression.
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