pour forth

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pour forth

1. Of liquid, to flow, stream, or gush forward or outward in great volume or at great speed. The crack in the dam could not withstand the pressure, and a huge deluge of water poured forth from the crevice that formed as a result. He shook the bottle of champagne and popped the cork, causing a great spray of form to pour forth.
2. Of people, to throng and exit out (of something or some place) in great numbers all at once. Students poured forth from the school the moment the final bell rang before the summer vacation. I opened the doors, and the hostages that had been trapped inside poured forth.
See also: forth, pour
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pour forth

to gush out; to gush forth. The milk gushed out of the hole in the container. A tremendous amount of water poured forth when the fire hydrant was knocked over.
See also: forth, pour
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • all over the map
  • map
  • great many
  • a great many
  • have to go some
  • have to go some to (do something)
  • tough as old boots
  • (as) tough as old boots
  • (as) tough as leather
  • gone to the great (something) in the sky
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He continued to pour forth novels: Rachel Dyer (1828), the story of a Salem witch, considered by many his best work; Authorship (1830); <IR> THE DOWN-EASTERS </IR> (1833); True Womanhood (1859); The White Pacer (1863); The Moose Hunter (1864); and Little Moccasin; or Along the Madawaska (1865).
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Feel the inspirations pour forth from the likes of Freddie Mercury through to ELO and Paul McCartney - and all worn proudly on the band's sleeves along with everywhere else.
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The gates of hell will open and from it shall pour forth many who are ready to trade their lives for many of ours.
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Might it not be better to pour forth all that cash and love now, by getting them help.
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Inevitably, elements of the town turn against our John with suspicious minds, but even they can do nothing to stop the overwhelming torrents of sentimentality which pour forth from this film.
Films
Slowly the audience obliged and the music continued to pour forth like a greatest hits compilation of Suede's ten-year career.
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