in the flush of

Idioms  

1. Also,. During a sudden rush of a strong positive feeling regarding something, as in In the first flush of victory he decided to take all his friends to dinner. This expression employs flush in the sense of “a bout of emotion or passion.” [c. 1600]

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in the flush of

It’s relatively easy to have a glorious garden in the flush of spring and early summer.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2023

When we're fully in the flush of a new, deep romance we tend to find little wrong with our lover.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2021

How, then, to explain the Athens I find now, returning in the flush of spring with my old journals to reconnect with the city of my recollections?

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2018

His proposal — for what he called, in the flush of victory, a "magic carpet" for L.A. — flew off and was never seen again, except in the pages of a few architectural history books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2016

Often, when in the flush of some fresh triumph he would come to my room to make me a partaker in his delight, both doctor and nurse would caution him not to fatigue me.

From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Claire Von Gl?mer