in the (first) flush of
idiom
: in the early and exciting time of (something)
She published her first novel while still in the flush of youth.
Everyone felt hopeful in the first flush of victory.
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This year, as in the first flush of the pandemic, that rotation is a little off its axis.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
The on-screen romance not only features two men, but two men not in the flush of youth.
—Allison Hope, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
At the beginning of Netflix’s new adaptation of Persuasion, our heroine Anne Elliot, still in the flush of youth, embraces a handsome soldier in a field of wild grass overlooking the sea, while lush, romantic strings play in the background.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 June 2022
The 17,500-square-foot mansion Detroit rapper Eminem bought in the flush of early success has been put back on the market in Oakland Township for $3.75 million.
—Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 17 Nov. 2020
Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
The on-screen romance not only features two men, but two men not in the flush of youth.
—Allison Hope, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
At the beginning of Netflix’s new adaptation of Persuasion, our heroine Anne Elliot, still in the flush of youth, embraces a handsome soldier in a field of wild grass overlooking the sea, while lush, romantic strings play in the background.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 June 2022
The 17,500-square-foot mansion Detroit rapper Eminem bought in the flush of early success has been put back on the market in Oakland Township for $3.75 million.
—Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 17 Nov. 2020
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