We ran the new computer system for a week to flush out any problems with the software.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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) 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 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 — (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 — 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 — flush1 [flush] vi. [complex of several words, with senses FLASH & ME flusshen, to fly up suddenly, blended with echoic elements; “flow” senses < ? or akin to OFr fluir (stem fluiss ), to flow] 1. to flow and spread suddenly and rapidly 2. to… … English World dictionary
flush — Ⅰ. flush [1] ► VERB 1) (of a person s skin or face) become red and hot, typically through illness or emotion. 2) glow or cause to glow with warm colour or light. 3) (be flushed with) be excited or elated by. 4) cleanse (something, especially a… … English terms dictionary
flush — flush1 [ flʌʃ ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make water pass through a toilet a ) transitive to get rid of something by putting it into a toilet and flushing it: flush something down the toilet: If any medicine is left over, flush it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flush — [[t]flʌ̱ʃ[/t]] flushes, flushing, flushed 1) VERB If you flush, your face goes red because you are hot or ill, or because you are feeling a strong emotion such as embarrassment or anger. Do you sweat a lot or flush a lot?... [V colour] He turned… … English dictionary
