draw\ a\ parallel

draw\ a\ parallel
v. phr.
To make a comparison.

It is easy to draw a parallel between the characters of Saint Francis of Assisi and Great Saint Theresa of Aquila, but this doesn't mean that all saints are alike.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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