- enjoy a drink
- to be a drunkardYou may also be said to enjoy a cup, drop, glass, nip, the bottle, etc.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
enjoy a drink
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enjoy — [v1] take pleasure in, from something adore, appreciate, be entertained, be fond of, be pleased, cotton to*, delight in, dig*, dote on*, drink in*, eat up*, fancy, flip over*, freak out on*, get a charge out of*, get a kick out of*, get high on* … New thesaurus
drink in — verb be fascinated or spell bound by; pay close attention to The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage • Syn: ↑drink • Hypernyms: ↑steep, ↑immerse, ↑engulf, ↑plunge, ↑en … Useful english dictionary
drink — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, cool, iced, refreshing ▪ I could do with a nice cool drink. ▪ hot, warm ▪ … Collocations dictionary
drink — 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
drink — 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
enjoy — verb ADVERB ▪ enormously, greatly, hugely, immensely, really, thoroughly, tremendously, truly ▪ She greatly enjoys her work … Collocations dictionary
drink in — PHRASAL VERB If you drink in something that you see or hear, you pay a lot of attention to it and enjoy it. [V P n (not pron)] She stood drinking in the glittering view. [Also V n P] … English dictionary
soft drink — a beverage that is not alcoholic or intoxicating and is usually carbonated, as root beer or ginger ale. [1875 80] * * * Nonalcoholic beverage, usually carbonated, consisting of water (soda water), flavouring, and a sweet syrup or artificial… … Universalium
Bandung (drink) — Bandung is the name of a drink popular in Malaysia and Singapore consisting of milk flavoured with rose cordial, giving a pink colour. The drink originated during the British colonial days of Singapore.According to lore, Bandung was concocted by… … Wikipedia
be meat and drink to someone — be meat and drink to (someone) if something is meat and drink to someone, they very much enjoy doing it and find it easy, although most people would find it difficult or unpleasant. He gives all these talks to terrifyingly large audiences but it… … New idioms dictionary
