like water

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

like water

1. (simile) Abundantly; consumed rapidly or found in great quantity.

   He throws great parties: the beer flows like water.

   We will invade the village, and the blood will flow like water.

   In our house we go through paper towels like water.

Derived terms

• spend money like water

References

• “like water” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “like water”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “like water”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• waterlike