trickle in
trickle in
1. Of a liquid, to flow or seep in(to something) in drops or a thin stream. I thought I had waterproofed the windows, but rain keeps trickling in. He noticed seawater trickling into the hull of the boat.
2. To slowly enter or become available. Students were still trickling in nearly 15 minutes after the lecture began. Once we get a bit of cash trickling in, we can start buying better equipment.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
trickle in
(to something)1. Lit. [for a liquid] to seep or dribble into something or a place. Some of the rainwater trickled into my car through a leak. It trickled in during the night.
2. Fig. [for someone or something] to come into something or a place, a few at a time. The audience trickled into the hall little by little. They trickled in over a period of an hour or more.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- trickle through
- trickle out
- trickle out (of something or some place)
- trickle down
- trickle
- trickle away
- sprinkle on
- sprinkle onto (someone or something)
- leak out
- liquid refreshment