ebb : Idioms & Phrases

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Ebb and flow

  • the alternate ebb and flood of the tide; often used figuratively.
Webster 1913

ebb away

  • verb flow back or recede
    ebb off; ebb down; ebb away; ebb.
    • the tides ebbed at noon
WordNet

ebb down

  • verb flow back or recede
    ebb off; ebb down; ebb away; ebb.
    • the tides ebbed at noon
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ebb off

  • verb flow back or recede
    ebb off; ebb down; ebb away; ebb.
    • the tides ebbed at noon
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ebb out

  • verb flow back or recede
    ebb off; ebb down; ebb away; ebb.
    • the tides ebbed at noon
WordNet

ebb tide

Ebb" tide`
Definitions
  1. The reflux of tide water; the retiring tide; -- opposed to flood tide.
Webster 1913