Every day it seems as if we are bombarded with e-mail messages warning of computer viruses.
Stuart bombarded her with flowers, phone calls, and faxes just to get her to say she would go out for dinner with him.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
bombard someone with — bombard (someone) with (something) to continually send someone something, esp. to inform or influence them. Every day it seems as if we are bombarded with e mail messages warning of computer viruses. Stuart bombarded her with flowers, phone calls … New idioms dictionary
bombard with something — bombard (someone) with (something) to continually send someone something, esp. to inform or influence them. Every day it seems as if we are bombarded with e mail messages warning of computer viruses. Stuart bombarded her with flowers, phone calls … New idioms dictionary
bombard with — bombard (someone) with (something) to continually send someone something, esp. to inform or influence them. Every day it seems as if we are bombarded with e mail messages warning of computer viruses. Stuart bombarded her with flowers, phone calls … New idioms dictionary
bombard — [[t]bɒ̱mbɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] bombards, bombarding, bombarded 1) VERB If you bombard someone with something, you make them face a great deal of it. For example, if you bombard them with questions or criticism, you keep asking them a lot of questions or… … English dictionary
bombard — UK [bɒmˈbɑː(r)d] / US [bɑmˈbɑrd] verb [transitive] Word forms bombard : present tense I/you/we/they bombard he/she/it bombards present participle bombarding past tense bombarded past participle bombarded 1) to ask someone so many questions, give… … English dictionary
bombard — bom|bard [ bam bard ] verb transitive 1. ) to ask someone so many questions, give them so much information, etc. that it is difficult for them to deal with it all: bombard someone/something with something: She bombarded him with faxes and called… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bombard — bom|bard [bɔmˈba:d US ba:mˈba:rd] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: bombarder, from bombarde large gun , probably from Latin bombus; BOMB1] 1.) to attack a place for a long time using large weapons, bombs etc ▪ I had been in action… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bombard — 1. noun a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls. 2. verb a) To attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles. b) To attack something or someone by directing objects at … Wiktionary
question — ques|tion1 W1S1 [ˈkwestʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(asking for information)¦ 2¦(subject/problem)¦ 3¦(doubt)¦ 4 without question 5 there is no question of something happening/somebody doing something 6 in question 7 be a question of something 8 it s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
attack — 1. verb 1) Chris had been brutally attacked Syn: assault, assail, set upon, beat up; batter, pummel, punch; informal do over, work over, rough up 2) they attacked along a 10 mile front Syn: strike, char … Thesaurus of popular words
