draw fire from

draw (someone's) fire (away) from (someone, something, or an animal)

and draw (someone's) fire away

to attract the attention of someone firing a gun away from the target, hoping to protect the target; to make oneself a target in order to protect someone or something. (Can be verbal "fire," such as questions, etc.) The mother bird drew fire away from her chicks. The hen drew away the hunter's fire. The president drew fire away from Congress by proposing a compromise.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Delfina	-	Italian, Spanish
Beauregard	BO-rə-gahrd	English (Rare)
Aristomache	-	Ancient Greek
Chetana	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Nicomedes	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Timon	TIE-mən (English), TEE-mawn (Dutch)	Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Dutch