to be on the drink

  • 31off the drink — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland phr means you re not drinking for a while. Typically lasts as long as the hangover! II Irish Slang abstaining from drinking alcohol …

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  • 32the/one's usual — the drink one habitually prefers. → usual …

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  • 33drink — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, cool, iced, refreshing ▪ I could do with a nice cool drink. ▪ hot, warm ▪ …

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  • 34drink — 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 …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35drink — 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,… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 36drink — 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. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37drink — [[t]drɪŋk[/t]] v. drank, drunk, often, drank, drink•ing, 1) cvb phl to take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it 2) to imbibe alcoholic drinks, esp. habitually or excessively; tipple 3) to show one s respect, affection, or good wishes for… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38drink — v. & n. v. (past drank; past part. drunk) 1 a tr. swallow (a liquid). b tr. swallow the liquid contents of (a vessel). c intr. swallow liquid, take draughts (drank from the stream). 2 intr. take alcohol, esp. to excess (I have heard that he… …

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  • 39drink — /dringk/, v., drank or (Nonstandard) drunk, drunk or, often, drank, drinking; n. v.i. 1. to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe. 2. to imbibe alcoholic drinks, esp. habitually or to excess; tipple: He never drinks.… …

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  • 40drink —    1. an intoxicant or to drink intoxicants    The commonest euphemism for anything to do with intoxicants. Thus if a friend offers you a drink, you do not expect him to serve water.    To like a drink is to have a perhaps modest alcoholic… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms