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in floods

in floods prepositional phrase: crying hard.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, colloquial) Crying hard.
    • He was told she was too distressed to come out - Battersea the goldfish had died and she was 'in floods'.2011 May 31, Tina Brown, The Diana Chronicles, Random House, →ISBN, page 65
    • Of course Iain Duncan Smith is an absolute saint and families have got to learn that no house can be guaranteed for life especially if they can afford bus tickets, but honestly, every time I see Downton Abbey I am in floods.2011 September 29, Catherine Bennett, Mrs Cameron's Diary, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Origin of in floods

Ellipsis of in floods of tears

Questions about in floods

What does in floods mean?
In floods means crying hard.
What part of speech is in floods?
In floods is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in floods in the dictionary

  1. in flagrante
  2. in flagrante delicto
  3. in flagranti delicto
  4. in flames
  5. in flight
  6. in floods
  7. in flower
  8. in flying colors
  9. in flying colours
  10. in focus
  11. in for

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