Meaning of in floods | Babel Free

Definitions

Crying hard.

UK, colloquial

Examples

“He was told she was too distressed to come out - Battersea the goldfish had died and she was 'in floods'.”

“Of course Iain Duncan Smith is an absolute saint and families have got to learn that no house can be guaranteed for life especially if they can afford bus tickets, but honestly, every time I see Downton Abbey I am in floods.”

“She was too soft for her own good, Janet was. One Born Every Minute often had her in floods. Sometimes she used to hide her face from his, embarrassed by her tears in front of his cynical ridicule.”

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