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flush out — (someone/something) to force a person or animal to stop hiding. The military stormed the building and set it on fire to flush out the militants hidden inside. A hunting dog s job is to flush out whatever it is you re hunting. Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
flush out — (something) to cause something to become obvious. We ran the new computer system for a week to flush out any problems with the software. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of flush out(= to force water through something to clean it) … New idioms dictionary
flush out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms flush out : he/she/it flushes out present participle flushing out past tense flushed out past participle flushed out 1) a) to clean something using a lot of water Flush the pipes out with clean water. b) to… … English dictionary
flush out sb — UK US flush out sb Phrasal Verb with flush({{}}/flʌʃ/ verb ► to force someone who is planning something secretly to act or to state their intentions: »Analysts have speculated that the current weak share price could flush out a potential bidder … Financial and business terms
flush out — transitive verb Etymology: flush (I) : to bring to light : make public or available hoping to flush out some millions of hoarded dollars succeeded in flushing out many additional tax evaders … Useful english dictionary
flush out someone — flush out (someone/something) to force a person or animal to stop hiding. The military stormed the building and set it on fire to flush out the militants hidden inside. A hunting dog s job is to flush out whatever it is you re hunting. Etymology … New idioms dictionary
flush out something — flush out (someone/something) to force a person or animal to stop hiding. The military stormed the building and set it on fire to flush out the militants hidden inside. A hunting dog s job is to flush out whatever it is you re hunting. Etymology … New idioms dictionary
flush out something — flush out (something) to cause something to become obvious. We ran the new computer system for a week to flush out any problems with the software. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of flush out(= to force water through something to clean… … New idioms dictionary
flush out — see flush 4) … English dictionary
flush out — force out of hiding … English contemporary dictionary
