hose down
phrasal verbhose down (New Zealand English, informal)
- to rain heavily
- It was hosing down all day yesterday.
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hose something down (New Zealand English, informal)
- to deny something or prevent it from growing, developing or continuing
- The prime minister is trying to hose down public concern about the measures.