feel a draft
feel a draft
slang To perceive that one is being snubbed, rejected, or made to feel unwelcome, often due to being the target of racism. I left the party early because I felt a draft in there and didn't really want to stick around.
See also: draft, feel
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
feel a draft
to sense that one is being rejected; to sense that someone is cool toward one, possibly for racial reasons. Oh, man, I feel a draft in here. Let's leave. What a reception! I sure felt a draft.
See also: draft, feel
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
feel a draft
tv. to sense that one is being rejected; to sense that someone is cool toward one, possibly for racial reasons. Oh, man, I feel a draft in here. Let’s leave.
See also: draft, feel
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- be in for a rude awakening
- give (one) the benefit of (something)
- give someone the benefit of
- interject
- interject (someone or something) into (something)
- interject into
- appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober
- skunk at a garden party
- here we go again