flush out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === flush out (third-person singular simple present flushes out, present participle flushing out, simple past and past participle flushed out) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flush,‎ out. (idiomatic) To drive out or expose something or someone, as a game bird or other game animal from cover. Synonyms: drive, flush, scare up (the latter especially of game birds) (proscribed) To flesh out. ==== Usage notes ==== To flesh out an idea is to pursue it further. To flush out an idea would literally mean to stop pursuing it. === Anagrams === outflush