OPEN THE FLOODGATES meaning: Release a surge of something - OneLook

Usually means: Release a surge of something.

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open the floodgates: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
open the floodgates: Merriam-Webster
open the floodgates: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
open the floodgates: Wiktionary

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open the floodgates: Idioms

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open the floodgates: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (open the floodgates)

▸ verb: (idiomatic) To allow some action to proceed more swiftly or to a greater extent

Similar:

flood, flood the zone, run high, run rampant, open wide, blow the doors off, overflow, gush, overflood, drink from a firehose, more...

Opposite:

close floodgates, restrict, limit, regulate

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Similar:

flood, flood the zone, run high, run rampant, open wide, blow the doors off, overflow, gush, overflood, drink from a firehose, more...

Opposite:

close floodgates, restrict, limit, regulate

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