like water

idiom

informal
: in large amounts
He spends money like water.

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To determine if the synced urination was due to external factors - like water consumption and being outside - or social contagion, the researchers placed the chimps in groups of four at varying distances from each other. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 Louvre Director Laurence des Cars had earlier expressed worries about the building's gradual deterioration, citing issues like water leaks, temperature variations and inadequate facilities, as highlighted in a note to Culture Minister Rachida Dati. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Take photos of horse heads bobbing in the glossy bay or get in and swim with the aqua-gallopers as the handlers, like water skiers moving backwards, brace bare feet against horse breast and lean back holding the reins. Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 In the usual Santa Ana storms, most of that flow streams out of the desert, through mountain passes and into the valleys along predictable pathways, like water coursing down riverbeds. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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