pour along
pour along
1. Of a liquid, to stream or flow quickly along some place or thing in a great volume. Water being sprayed by the riot police mixed with the blood of assaulted protesters as it poured along the gutters of the street. Rainwater poured along the series of chutes that funneled into various collection tanks.
2. Of people, to throng and move quickly along some place or thing. Shoppers poured through the mall's during the two days of extraordinary sales. Every day, tens of thousands of people pour along Main Street as they shop, eat, and make their way to and from work.
See also: pour
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pour along something
to rush along something in great numbers or in a great amount. Hundreds of people poured along the street during the lunch hour. The rainwater poured along the gutter, heading toward the sewer basin.
See also: pour
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- burst out
- burst out doing
- drain out
- drain from
- drain from (someone or something)
- burst out of (somewhere or something)
- deluge (someone or something) with (something)
- deluge with
- liquid refreshment
- strain off