flood the streets

Chinese meaning
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Example
Tens of thousands flood streets to protest Spain border crisis
Source: Fox News · 3 Sep 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
flood 源自古英语 flōd(水流、洪水),喻指人群如洪水般涌出
- flood(洪水,喻涌入)+ the streets(街道);比喻用法,非严格可拆合成词
Collocations
- flood the streets with / protesters flood the streets / flood in

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