flush down

flʌʃ daʊn

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Conjugation

Definition of flush down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

plumbing useget rid of something by sending it away with running water

He flushed the pills down the toilet.
Do not flush down chemical cleaners that could damage the pipes.
He flushed down the spoiled milk from the jug in the sink.

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Expressions with flush

flush out

clean or clear something out with water

They flushed out the pipes with water.

flush with

make something level with another surface

He flushed the tiles with the countertop.

busted flush

something that fails despite high potential

The project turned out to be a busted flush.

flush out the details

make something more complete or thorough

We need to flush out the details before the presentation.

be flush with

have a lot of something, especially money

After the deal, the company was flush with cash.

flush with anger

adj.

having a red face due to strong emotion

She was flush with anger after hearing the news.

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French:jeter dans les toilettes, ...
German:hinunterspülen, ...
Italian:scaricare, ...
Spanish:tirar por el inodoro, ...
Portuguese:deitar pela sanita abaixo, ...
Chinese:把...冲下去, ...
Japanese:トイレに流す, ...
Arabic:شَطَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹרִיד בִּשְׁטִיפַת מַיִם, ...
Russian:смывать в унитаз, ...
Ukrainian:змити в унітаз, ...
Hindi:फ्लश कर देना, ...
Bengali:ফ্লাশ করে নামিয়ে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:llençar per la cadena, ...
Czech:spláchnout, ...
Danish:skylle ud, ...
Dutch:doorspoelen, ...
Greek:ρίχνω στην τουαλέτα, ...
Hungarian:lehúzni, ...
Khmer:បង្ហូរចោល, ...
Korean:씻어 내려 보내다, ...
Persian:تو چاه توالت ریخت, ...
Polish:spłukać, ...
Portuguese (BR):dar descarga, ...
Romanian:a arunca în toaletă, ...
Swedish:spola ner, ...
Thai:กดชักโครกทิ้ง, ...
Turkish:sifonu çekerek aşağı atmak, ...
Vietnamese:xả xuống, ...

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