Translation guide
The English phrase 'flush out' has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common uses: forcing something out of hiding, cleansing by water flow, and causing to become red or blush. It also includes related expressions for driving out animals or people.
General term for driving someone or something out of a place. Can be used for people, animals, or abstract things.
The police flushed the criminal out of the hideout.
Literally 'smoke out', used figuratively to expose or force out hidden things or people.
The whistleblowing flushed out the corruption.
To flush out game while hunting; can be used metaphorically for driving people out.
The hounds flushed out a rabbit from the bush.
To remove something by sending water or liquid through a pipe, container, or body part.
To wash away or flush out with water; used for cleaning wounds, pipes, or surfaces.
Please flush out the wound with water.
To flush out by letting water flow; often used for pipes or toilets.
I flushed out the clog in the pipe.
To wash or cleanse, often used in medical or technical contexts for flushing out a cavity or system.
The doctor flushed out the ear.
To make someone's face turn red, often from embarrassment, anger, or heat.
To blush or flush; describes the action of one's face turning red.
He flushed with embarrassment.
To become flushed, often from emotion or physical exertion; more formal/literary.
Her face flushed with anger.
To feel hot and flushed, often from fever, alcohol, or embarrassment.
The English phrase 'flush out' is sometimes mistakenly used for 'flesh out' (to add details). In Japanese, these are completely different expressions. For 'flesh out', use 具体化する (ぐたいかする) or 肉付けする (にくづけする).
酒を飲んで顔が火照った。
My face flushed after drinking alcohol.