The Only Use of
deluge
in
Gone with the Wind
- It was a passion to get her affairs in order before she had to retire behind doors, to have as much money as possible in case the deluge broke upon her again, to have a stout levee of cash against the rising tide of Yankee hate.†
Chpt 4.38
Definition:
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(deluge) a large amount of something -- especially water
or:
to overwhelm with a large amount of something -- especially water