How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
drown your sorrows — phrase to get drunk in order to try to forget your problems Thesaurus: to drink alcohol, or to be drunksynonym Main entry: drown * * * drown your ˈfears/ˈloneliness/ˈsorrows, etc. idiom (especially humorous) to … Useful english dictionary
drown your sorrows — drown (your) sorrows to drink a lot of alcohol because you want to stop feeling sad. Frank insisted that I accompany him to his house, where I could drown my sorrows. Usage notes: sometimes said about eating or drinking something other than… … New idioms dictionary
drown your sorrows — If someone gets drunk or drinks a lot to try to stop feeling unhappy, they drown their sorrows … The small dictionary of idiomes
drown your sorrows — to get drunk in order to try to forget your problems … English dictionary
drown your fears — drown your ˈfears/ˈloneliness/ˈsorrows, etc. idiom (especially humorous) to get drunk in order to forget your problems Main entry: ↑drownidiom … Useful english dictionary
drown your loneliness — drown your ˈfears/ˈloneliness/ˈsorrows, etc. idiom (especially humorous) to get drunk in order to forget your problems Main entry: ↑drownidiom … Useful english dictionary
drown sorrows — drown (your) sorrows to drink a lot of alcohol because you want to stop feeling sad. Frank insisted that I accompany him to his house, where I could drown my sorrows. Usage notes: sometimes said about eating or drinking something other than… … New idioms dictionary
drown — [draun] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to die from being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way ▪ Many people drowned when the boat overturned. ▪ Jane was drowned in the river.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drown — [ draun ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to sink under water and die: He fell overboard and nearly drowned. a ) transitive to kill someone by pushing them under water 2. ) transitive to cover something completely with a liquid, especially in a way… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drown — verb 1 (I, T) to die from being under water for too long or to kill someone in this way: The woman drowned while swimming in the sea. 2 also drown out (T) to prevent a sound from being heard by making a loud noise: His voice was drowned out by… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
