dam up
dam up
To block something from flowing freely, typically water in a stream, river, etc. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dam" and "up." If we don't dam up the river, this rain will cause a flood.
See also: dam, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
dam something up
to erect a barrier in a river, stream, brook, etc. We are going to have to dam this stream up to make a pond for the cattle. Let's dam up this stream. Why is this river dammed up?
See also: dam, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- load in
- turn down
- rule with an iron fist
- rule with an iron hand
- rule with an iron hand/rod, to
- rule with an iron rod
- iron hand (in a velvet glove), to rule with an