pour : Idioms & Phrases

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pour cold water on

  • verb be discouraging or negative about
    throw cold water on.
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pour down

  • verb drink down entirely
    drink down; bolt down; pop; belt down; down; kill; toss off.
    • He downed three martinis before dinner
    • She killed a bottle of brandy that night
    • They popped a few beer after work
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pour forth

  • verb pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
    shed; spill.
    • shed tears
    • spill blood
    • God shed His grace on Thee
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pour out

  • verb express without restraint
    • The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened
  • verb pour out
    decant; pour.
    • the sommelier decanted the wines
  • verb be disgorged
    spill over; spill out.
    • The crowds spilled out into the streets
  • verb pour out
    effuse.
    • effused brine
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