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• flush down — phr verb Flush down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑lavatory, ↑loo …   Collocations dictionary

• flush down — verb flow freely The body washed down the river • Syn: ↑wash down • Hypernyms: ↑flush • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP …   Useful english dictionary

• flush down the drain —    to dismiss peremptorily from employment    The imagery is obvious:     If I bounce him and ask Thorsen to get me another man, he ll flush Boone down the drain. (Sanders, 1977) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• flush down the toilet — dispose of something by washing or flushing it down the toilet with water …   English contemporary dictionary

• Flush (novel) — Flush is a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen first published in 2005, and set in Hiaasen s native Florida. It is his second young adult novel, after Hoot . The plot is similar to Hoot but it doesn t have the same cast.PlotThe story is told from… …   Wikipedia

• flush something down the toilet — see ↑flush, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑toilet …   Useful english dictionary

• down — Ⅰ. down [1] ► ADVERB 1) towards or in a lower place or position. 2) to or at a lower level or value. 3) so as to lie flush or flat. 4) in or into a weaker or worse position, mood, or condition. 5) to a smaller amount or size, or a simpler or more …   English terms dictionary

• Flush toilet — A flush toilet or Water Closet (WC) is a toilet that disposes of human waste by using water to flush it through a drainpipe to another location. Flushing mechanisms are found more often on western toilets (used in the sitting position), but many… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• 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 — I UK [flʌʃ] / US verb Word forms flush : present tense I/you/we/they flush he/she/it flushes present participle flushing past tense flushed past participle flushed * 1) [intransitive] if someone flushes, their face becomes red because they are… …   English dictionary