drink at Freeman's Quay

drink at Freeman's Quay
   to cadge intoxicants from others
   Freeman's was also the mythical brand of cigarettes cadged by servicemen in the Second World War.

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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