lush Idiom, Proverb
at first blush
when first seen, without careful study At first blush he seemed like a good worker but later we had many problems with him.
lush
alcoholic, tank, wino Joni was a lush when she met me. Now she doesn't drink at all.
Busted flush
Someone or something that had great potential but ended up a useless failure is a busted flush.
at first blush|blush|first blush
adv. phr. When first seen; without careful study.
At first blush the offer looked good, but when we studied it, we found things we could not accept.
flush it|flush
v. phr.,
slang 1. To fail (something).
I really flushed it in my math course. 2.
interj.,
used imperatively Expression registering refusal to believe something considered stupid or false.
"You expect me to buy that story? Flush it!"
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in the flush of
in the flush of Also,
in the first or
full flush of. During a sudden rush of a strong positive feeling regarding something, as in
In the first flush of victory he decided to take all his friends to dinner. This expression employs
flush in the sense of “a bout of emotion or passion.” [c. 1600]