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.
To make someone or something come out from a concealed place, often by pressure or pursuit.
General term for driving someone or something out of a place. Can be used for people, animals, or abstract things.
警察は犯人を隠れ家から追い出した。
The police flushed the criminal out of the hideout.
Literally 'smoke out', used figuratively to expose or force out hidden things or people.
内部告発が不正をあぶり出した。
The whistleblowing flushed out the corruption.
To flush out game while hunting; can be used metaphorically for driving people out.
猟犬がウサギを茂みから狩り出した。
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.
傷口を水で洗い流してください。
Please flush out the wound with water.
To flush out by letting water flow; often used for pipes or toilets.
パイプの詰まりを流し出した。
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.
医者が耳を洗浄した。
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.
彼は恥ずかしさで顔を赤らめた。
He flushed with embarrassment.
To become flushed, often from emotion or physical exertion; more formal/literary.
怒りで顔が紅潮した。
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).
My face flushed after drinking alcohol.