take a bead on

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === take a bead on (third-person singular simple present takes a bead on, present participle taking a bead on, simple past took a bead on, past participle taken a bead on) (idiomatic, transitive) To aim a gun at something. ==== Synonyms ==== draw a bead on