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Phrase(s): flow over someone or something
1. Lit. [for a liquid or something that flows] to move over someone or something. • The water flowed over the land, covering everything. • She slipped and fell into the icy creek and the water flowed over her, freezing her almost to death. 2. Fig. [for some kind of feeling] to envelop someone. • A sense of peace flowed over her. • Patriotic feelings flowed over the crowd as they listened to the national anthem.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs