bombard sb with sth
— phrasal verb with bombard uk/bɒmˈbɑːd/us/bɑːmˈbɑːrd/verb [ T ]
to direct so many things at someone, especially to ask them so many questions, that they find it difficult to deal with them:
The children bombarded her with questions.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- canvass
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- interrogate
- interview
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- questioning
- roll call
- third
- tie sb down
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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