like water

idiom

informal
: in large amounts
He spends money like water.

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The unique formula glides on like water, delivering a cooling, weightless feel that hydrates without any stickiness. Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 18 May 2025 That proves crucial to the flow of a linear but highly permeable film that moves forward through time like water through a fishing net, catching whatever real or invented memories are big enough to get stuck in the mesh. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2025 But all of that likely feels like water under the bridge after Friday's round at the 107th PGA Championship. Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 There is less clumping with water containing a little starch, like water in which pasta has been cooked. ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 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 27 May. 2025.

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