like water

idiom

informal
: in large amounts
He spends money like water.

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That idea is harder to find now, in an age where music streams past us like water. Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025 On a hot afternoon, this easy-drinking and expertly balanced Alsatian lager went down like water. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025 Plastic replicas of Omani pottery - vessels that preserved valuable resources like water across centuries are on show in a striking, colorful installation. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 That rate of rise is dependent on the viscosity of the magma, so runnier (hotter, lower silica) magma will rise faster, like water will flow faster than honey. Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for like water

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“Like water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20water. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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