-Petalsdropandwatersflow.;beatsb.alltopieces[nothing;ribands;sticks];beatsb.hollow[allhollow];beat[knock]someoneintofits;bebadlybattered;beshatteredtopieces;droppingpetalsandflowingwaters;fallingpetalsandrunningwaters;Fallenpetalsareallcarriedawaybytheflowingwater.;(asswiftlyas)flowingwatercarriesawaypetalsfrom[of]deadflowers;givesb.athoroughbeating;likefallenflowerscarriedawaybyflowingwater--inasorryplight;likeflowersscatteredinaflowingstream--thesaddeningstateofafallenfamilyorcountry;utterlyrouted