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  • 1drink like a fish — To drink (usu alcohol) to excess • • • Main Entry: ↑fish * * * drink like a fish phrase to drink a lot of alcohol regularly Thesaurus: to drink alcohol, or to be drunksynonym Main entry: fish * * …

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  • 2drink someone under the table — informal phrase to drink more alcohol than someone else without becoming as drunk as they do She could drink all the men under the table. Thesaurus: to drink alcohol, or to be drunksynonym Main entry: drink * * * …

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  • 3drink somebody under the table — ˌdrink sb under the ˈtable idiom (informal) to drink more alcohol than sb else without becoming as drunk as they are Main entry: ↑drinkidiom …

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  • 4drink — 1 /drINk/ noun 1 (C) an amount of liquid that you drink: Can I have a drink of water, please? | soft drink (=a non alcoholic drink): They sell ice cream and soft drinks. 2 (C, U) alcohol, or a glass or bottle of alcohol: Have another drink. |… …

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  • 5drink — drink1 W2S2 [drıŋk] v past tense drank [dræŋk] past participle drunk [drʌŋk] [: Old English; Origin: drincan] 1.) [I and T] to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it ▪ You should drink plenty of water. ▪ What would you like to drink? ▪ Take a …

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  • 6drink — [[t]drɪ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦♦ drinks, drinking, drank, drunk 1) VERB When you drink a liquid, you take it into your mouth and swallow it. [V n] He drank his cup of tea... [V n] They d stopped drinking beer and started on tequila …

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  • 7drink — drink1 [ drıŋk ] (past tense drank [ dræŋk ] ; past participle drunk [ drʌŋk ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take liquid into your body through your mouth: Everyone stood around drinking cups of coffee. Drink your orange juice,… …

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  • 8drink*/*/*/ — [drɪŋk] (past tense drank [dræŋk] ; past participle drunk [drʌŋk] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to take liquid into your body through your mouth Drink your juice, Thomas.[/ex] Rosie drank thirstily from the mug.[/ex] See: take 2) [I] to drink alcohol,… …

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  • 9drink — 1. verb 1) she drank her coffee Syn: swallow, gulp down, quaff, guzzle, imbibe, sip, consume; informal swig, down, knock back, put away, swill, chug 2) he never drank Syn …

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  • 10drink — 1. verb 1) she drank her coffee Syn: swallow, gulp (down), quaff, guzzle, imbibe, sip, drain; informal swig, down, knock back 2) he never drank Syn: drink alcohol, tipp …

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