Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - floodgate
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Floodgate
floodgate
~ n C usually plural 1 open the floodgates a) to suddenly make it possible for a lot of people to do something by removing laws and rules which had previously prevented or controlled it (worries that a Labour government would open the floodgates to immigration) b) to make someone show their true feelings which they have been trying not to show 2 a gate used to control the flow of water from a large lake, river etc
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noun Etymology: Middle English flodgate Date: 13th century 1. a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body of water ; sluice 2. something serving to restrain an outburst opened the ~s of criticism ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
n. 1 a gate opened or closed to admit or exclude water, esp. the lower gate of a lock. 2 (usu. in pl.) a last restraint holding back tears, rain, anger, etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. шлюз, шлюзовой затвор Id: to open the floodgates —- дать волю (чему-л.); открыть дорогу (путь) (кому-л.); залиться слезами ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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