open the floodgates

Verb

Meaning

open the floodgates (third-person singular simple present opens the floodgates, present participle opening the floodgates, simple past and past participle opened the floodgates)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

pull out all the stops

Examples

“Normally we open the floodgates in September, but we are opening the floodgates now,” he said. Source: Internet

One BBC insider said: ‘This will open the floodgates for further claims running into millions of pounds and it may eventually mean that jobs will have to be cut.’ Source: Internet

The Reapers are coming, and Saren, being heavily indoctrinated, wants to open the floodgates. Source: Internet

We could be about to open the floodgates to a whole raft of low-quality food that would normally be illegal in the UK. Source: Internet

When the clashing assertions and positions are that victory has been achieved and is firmly in the bag, then it is but a short step to release the pent-up anxieties and let open the floodgates of celebration. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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