out (in bloom)

out (in bloom)
*out (in blossom) & *out (in bloom)
[of a plant or tree] blooming; [of flowers] open in blooms. (*Typically: be \out (in bloom); come \out (in bloom).) •

All the trees were out in blossom.

The daffodils won't be out until next week.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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