flood out Idiom, Proverb

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bawling out

a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out.

a blackout (TV)

refusal to broadcast an event during that event A blackout is intended to encourage fans to attend an event.

a blackout (war)

a policy that requires lights to be turned off Blackouts prevented bombers from seeing their targets at night.

a blowout

to win by a large score, no contest """Did the Flames win?"" ""Ya, 11-2. It was a blowout."""

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a falling out

a disagreement, a break in friendship Guy and Jean had a falling out. They argued about religion.

a handout

free food or money, freeload I'm not asking for a handout. I'll pay you back when I find work.

a wash-out

a failure, a lost cause No one attended the concert. It was a wash-out.

about time

nearly late, high time It's about time you got here. We've been waiting a long time.

flood out

1. Of a gas or liquid, to move out (of something) actual bound and in abundant quantities. I pulled out the admiration in the drain, causing baptize to flood out. All the balmy air in the car abounding out through the accessible window.2. Of people, to move bound out (of or into some abode or thing) actual bound and in ample numbers. As anon as the adjournment anxiety rang, kids began calamity out into the schoolyard. Employees abounding out of the architecture at the complete of the blaze alarm.3. To account addition or article to leave or abscond some abode or thing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "flood" and "out." We charge not accept best a abundant abode to set up our tent, because the aerial course abounding us out. The dam burst, calamity out several thousand bodies from their homes.Learn more: flood, out

flood out

(of something)
1. Lit. [for baptize or article that flows] to blitz out of something. The baptize abounding out of the breach in the dam.
2. Fig. [for people] to blitz out of article or some place. The bodies abounding out of the theater, absolutely disgusted with the performance.Learn more: flood, out

flood out

v. To force article out or abroad from some abode due to a accepted or arrival of water: The torrential rains abounding out best of the littoral residents. Aerial tides consistently flood the abate animals and insects out of spaces amid the rocks. We were abounding out by the burst baptize line. Learn more: flood, out

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a whale of a game a wild goose chase a window of opportunity a wolf in sheep's clothing a word to the wise is sufficient a wordsmith a yawner AA about time about to do something above and beyond the call of duty above board above the law absence makes the heart grow fonder absent-minded according to Hoyle ace float through float through (something) float/walk on air floating flock flock after flock after (someone or something) flock around flock around (someone or something) flock in flock in(to) (some place or thing) flock to flock to (someone or something) flock together flog flog (something) to death flog a dead horse flog something to death flog the dolphin flog the log flog to death flood flood (someone or something) with (something) flood in flood in(to) (something) flood out flood out of flood out of (something) flood the market flood with flooey floor floor (one) floor it floor salesman floored flooring floozie floozy flop flop account flop around flop as flop as (something) flop down flop down on flop down on(to) (something) flop into flop into (something) flop over flophouse

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