Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 11 compound words that contain pours. The most common are listed below. Open pours in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- it never rains but it poursUnfortunate events occur in quantity.
- pours downthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour down: To rain heavily.
- pours forththird-person singular simple present indicative of pour forth: To pour or emit in large quantity or large numbers.
- pours outthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour out: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pour, out.
- pours overthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour over: Alternative form of pourover (“style of coffee”).
- pours honey onthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour honey on: To praise or encourage wholeheartedly.
- pours one outthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour one out: To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor, as an act of remembrance for someone deceased.
- pours with rainthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour with rain: to rain heavily
- pours cats and dogsthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour cats and dogs: To rain very heavily.
- pours cold water onthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour cold water on: Synonym of throw cold water on (“to belittle or dismiss”).
- pours down the drainthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour down the drain: To waste prior work by subsequent bad decisions.
- pours fuel on the firethird-person singular simple present indicative of pour fuel on the fire: To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.
- pours gasoline on the firethird-person singular simple present indicative of pour gasoline on the fire: To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.
- pours good money after badthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour good money after bad: To waste money in a fruitless attempt to recoup losses previously incurred.
- pours oil on troubled watersthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour oil on troubled waters: To calm, appease or quiet a person or situation.
- it never rains but that it poursAlternative form of it never rains but it pours: Unfortunate events occur in quantity.
- pours one's heart outthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour one's heart out: To express one's innermost thoughts or feelings effusively.
- pours out one's heartthird-person singular simple present indicative of pour out one's heart: To express one's innermost thoughts or feelings effusively.
Compound words 11
- downpoursplural of downpour: A heavy fall of rain.
- mispoursthird-person singular simple present indicative of mispour: To make a mistake while pouring.
- outpoursplural of outpour: The act of pouring out.
- overpoursthird-person singular simple present indicative of overpour: To pour an excessive amount.
- poursewingpresent participle and gerund of poursew
- rainpoursplural of rainpour: A heavy rainfall.
- trappoursplural of trappour: A horse's caparison.
- underpoursthird-person singular simple present indicative of underpour: To pour an inadequate amount.
- poursewsthird-person singular simple present indicative of poursew: To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
- poursuesthird-person singular simple present indicative of poursue: To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.