spray with

spray (someone or something) with (something)

To cover, coat, or soak someone or something with a stream of some mist or liquid. My parents kept spraying us with bug repellant the whole time we were camping. It got so hot that we had to spray the roads with water to keep the asphalt from melting.
See also: spray
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

spray someone or something with something

to coat someone or something with a mist or stream of liquid. The elephant sprayed us with water. I sprayed the fence with white paint. He sprayed himself with some of the cologne.
See also: spray
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • spray (someone or something) with (something)
  • spray (something) onto (someone or something)
  • spray onto
  • soak off
  • soak up
  • rinse down
  • rinse off
  • soak (something) out of (something else)
  • soak out of
  • soak out
References in classic literature
But the waves dashed foaming up among the bare rocks at her feet, mingling their cold spray with her tears, and gave no answer to her prayer.
Flower Fables
For gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines, it is desired that the homogenous fuel/air mixture can be formed rapidly, which requires the spray with a proper penetration, a wide cone angle and small droplets [3, 4].
Numerical Study on Flash Boiling Spray of Multi-Hole Injector
Although, these vortex clouds play a key role in the rate of liquid evaporation, a nominal part of the research conducted so far has been devoted to the problem of the liquid jet evaporation, jet penetration accompanied by the semitorus like vortex clouds formation, and the interaction of the developing spray with the surrounding ambient air leading to the formation of the vortex clouds.
Investigation of vortex clouds and droplet sizes in heated water spray patterns generated by axisymmetric full cone nozzles
The new Power&Soul shower features the Power Spray for a totally invigorating spray with Active Massage or the Soul Spray for the soft rejuvenating spray.
Grohe launches multi-use showerhead
Participants were encouraged to carry the spray with them at all times and instructed to use the sprays whenever they felt a hot flush coming on.
Effects of hydrolat spray on hot flushes in women with breast cancer
Paintable releases include organic oil, water-soluble ester spray, dry film, dry spray with Teflon, and zinc stearate.
Mold-release agents
It is prescribed that anyone with chronic stable angina keep nitroglycerin tablets or spray with them at all times.
NOVADEL SELECTS INYX TO PRODUCE NITROGLYCERIN LINGUAL SPRAY
The 1988 spray with Bt must not have hit the "window of opportunity" with the precision needed, because our local moth population continued to explode.
Gypsies and beetles and frass - oh, my!
With a choice of two Rain sprays on every model, users can now decide whether they want a Rain spray with or without air each time they take a shower, a statement said.
New Grohe showerheads optimise water use
Spray with a biological pesticide like Bt, which will kill caterpillars-and only caterpillars.
IPM: best approach to pest control