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81drown some worms — (Slang) go fishing …
82drown something out — cause something to not be seen or heard by overpowering it (i.e. with noise or commotion) …
83drown your sorrow — drink until the sadness goes away Jay drowned her sorrow in wine. Then she had a headache …
84drown the miller — to be made bankrupt According to the Scottish proverb, o er much water drowned the miller , from the days when most flour mills were powered by a leat and a flood might destroy the mill. Whence the derivative use, meaning to add too much… …
85drown your sorrows — to drink intoxicants to excess Supposed solace is brought about through intoxication: If I didn t know you better I d have said you d been drowning your sorrows. (Amis, 1978) …
86drown one's sorrows — drink alcohol to forget one s problems He s in the bar drowning his sorrows with a beer …
87drown out — make so much noise that it is impossible to hear The team captain was drowned out by the cheering fans …
88drown your sorrows — to get drunk in order to try to forget your problems …
89ˌdrown sth ˈout — phrasal verb to prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise The music almost drowned out the sound of his voice.[/ex] …
90drown out — verb make imperceptible (Freq. 3) The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music • Hypernyms: ↑make noise, ↑resound, ↑noise • Verb Frames: Something s somebody …
