THE FLOODGATES

Meaning of THE FLOODGATES in English

last restraints holding back a powerful outpouring.

→ floodgate

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FLOODGATES — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or …
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FLOODGATES — If events open the ~ to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or …
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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OPEN THE FLOODGATES — {v. phr.} To let loose an outburst of human activity or emotion. * /It would open the floodgates of anger …
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OPEN THE FLOODGATES — {v. phr.} To let loose an outburst of human activity or emotion. * /It would open the floodgates of anger …
Словарь английских идиом
OPEN THE FLOODGATES — v. phr. To let loose an outburst of human activity or emotion. It would open the floodgates of anger and …
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WHARF — I. ˈ(h)wȯ(ə)r]f, -ȯ(ə)] noun ( plural wharves ]vz\ ; also wharfs ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wherf, wharf, …
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SLUICE — I. ˈslüs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English scluse, from Middle French escluse, from Late Latin exclusa dam, sluice, …
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BASIN — I. ˈbās ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English basin, from Old French bacin, from Late Latin bacchinon, …
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FLOODGATE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from flood + gate 1. a. : a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing …
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FLOODLIT — adjective illuminate with floodlights. → the floodgates
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OPERA BUFFA — (Italian: comic opera), genre of comic opera originating in Naples in the mid-18th century. It developed from the intermezzi, or …
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FLOODGATE — Floodgates of the Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River, Washington gate for shutting out or releasing the flow of water …
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ZAMBEZI RIVER — The Zambezi River basin and its drainage network. also spelled Zambesi, river draining a large portion of south-central Africa. Together …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: LIFE-SCIENCES — BOTANY The politics surrounding the genetic engineering of plants became rancorous in 1999. In many Western European countries, trials of …
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TUNG-T'ING LAKE — WadeGiles romanization Tung-t'ing Hu, Pinyin Dongting Hu, large lake in northern Hunan Province, China. It lies in a basin to …
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GREENWICH — urban town (township), Fairfield county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S., on Long Island Sound. It was founded in 1640 by the New …
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FLOODGATE — / ˈflʌdgeɪt; NAmE / noun [ usually pl. ] a gate that can be opened or closed to control the …
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OPEN
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FLOODGATE — flood ‧ gate /ˈflʌdɡeɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . open the floodgates a) if something opens the floodgates, or …
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YOUR
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S
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RIGHT
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RESTRICTION
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RACE
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PRESSURE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pressure gauge ▪ He checked the pressure gauge on the oxygen cylinder. a …
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OUT
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ON
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OFF
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NO
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MAKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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LEVEL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a level of ability/ability level ▪ The children were of the same age and …
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IT
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INTERNET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a television/TV/Internet advertisement ▪ the new TV advertisement for the Volkswagen Golf an Internet broadcast …
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HAVE
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GOOD
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GO
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GIVE
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GET
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FOR
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FLOODGATE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB open ▪ Its authors say the motorway has opened the floodgates for development on …
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EASE
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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DO
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COME
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CLOSE
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BE
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BACK
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AT
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AND
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AN
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VAPOR — Synonyms and related words : Barnumize, London fog, London special, Old Faithful, air, airy nothing, apparition, autism, babble, blabber, blather, …
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THROW OFF — Synonyms and related words : abandon, abrupt, ad-lib, addle, alienate, articulate, ball up, bat out, befuddle, bewilder, blow, botch, break …
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