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Phrase(s): gush over someone or something
1. Lit. [for liquid] to flood over someone or something. • The floodwaters gushed over the farmland. • The hot soup gushed over the cook as the huge pot tipped over. 2. Fig. [for someone] to heap praise, flattery, and compliments on someone or something. • Aunt Mattie always gushed over us children so much that we dreaded her coming. • All the guests gushed over my beet salad.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs