English edit

Etymology edit

Opposite of come it strong, in allusion to public houses where customers may desire the beer to be "drawn mild".

Verb edit

draw it mild (third-person singular simple present draws it mild, present participle drawing it mild, simple past drew it mild, past participle drawn it mild)

  1. (archaic, slang) To state a thing without exaggeration.

References edit

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary