to drown one's sorrows
1drown\ one's\ sorrows — • drown one s sorrows • drown one s troubles v. phr. informal To drink liquor to try to forget something unhappy. When his wife was killed in an auto accident, Mr. Green tried to drown his sorrows in whiskey. When Fred lost his job and had to… …
2drown one's sorrows — ► drown one s sorrows forget one s problems by getting drunk. Main Entry: ↑drown …
3drown one's sorrows — To become drunk in order to forget one s troubles • • • Main Entry: ↑sorrow * * * forget one s problems by getting drunk …
4drown one's sorrows — or[drown one s troubles] {v. phr.}, {informal} To drink liquor to try to forget something unhappy. * /When his wife was killed in an auto accident, Mr. Green tried to drown his sorrows in whiskey./ * /When Fred lost his job and had to give up his …
5drown one's sorrows — or[drown one s troubles] {v. phr.}, {informal} To drink liquor to try to forget something unhappy. * /When his wife was killed in an auto accident, Mr. Green tried to drown his sorrows in whiskey./ * /When Fred lost his job and had to give up his …
6drown one's sorrows — drink alcohol to forget one s problems He s in the bar drowning his sorrows with a beer …
7drown one's sorrows — forget one s problems by getting drunk. → drown …
8drown one's sorrows in drink — drink alcohol to forget one s troubles …
9drown one's troubles — See: DROWN ONE S SORROWS …
10drown one's troubles — See: DROWN ONE S SORROWS …
