"Become a gusher"

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MattiN

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Hey!

What is the meaning of "became a gusher"? Become an annoyance or something similar? I didn't find this idiom listed in any online idiom sites, even on Using English.com.
 
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Hi MattiN.
It could be someone who "became a real gusher after a few drinks".
This means someone who talks in an overly enthusiastic or effusive manner. Perhaps loudly praising everything and everyone. And so, yes, it could become annoying.
 

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Hi MattiN.
It could be someone who "became a real gusher after a few drinks".

Is that "a" really needed?

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It could be someone who "became a real gusher after a few drinks". Is that "a" really needed?

Hi anishjp.
It's used in the same sense as, "I'm going to the bar to have a few drinks".
or..
"She became very happy after a few good jokes".

One of the grammar experts might give you a better technical explanation.
 

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not a teacher

I have never heard this used as an idiom.
 

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Is that "a" really needed?

Yes the 'a' is needed. 'A few' here means 3 or 4. Or more, depending on your capacity.;-)

An oil well can be a 'gusher' if it is very productive. ie: there is so much oil and it's under such pressure that it gushes (comes out with great force) from the ground. So you might have had a disappointing day drilling on your site, with no oil found. Then you drilled down another metre and suddenly your well became a gusher.

This expression is informal.
 
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