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flush out

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flush something out
to clean something out with a flow of liquid. Flush the fuel line out to clean it. Please flush out the fuel line and clean it.
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flush out somebody/something also flush somebody/something out
to force a person or animal to stop hiding The military stormed the building and set it on fire to flush out the militants hidden inside. A hunting dog's job is to flush out whatever it is you're hunting.
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flush out something also flush something out

to cause something to become obvious We ran the new computer system for a week to flush out any problems with the software.
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