Drink somebody under the table In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "drink somebody under the table", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Kathy Cao calendar 2021-04-10 12:04

Meaning of Drink somebody under the table

Drink somebody under the table Verb + object/complement informal

To drink more alcohol than someone else without becoming unconscious

Whenever we go out for some drinks, John can drink me under the table.

He drinks his friends under the table, but I'm sure that he's not the one who will be absent from work tomorrow.

Other phrases about:

cut (one's) wolf loose

have drunk so much alcohol that one cannot be sober 

drive somebody to drink

To make someone so irritated, anxious, etc. that they start drinking too much alcohol.

pound beer

Used to describe drinking a lot of beer, especially quickly.

boozehound

Used to refer to a person who drinks alcohol regularly and excessively

Grammar and Usage of Drink somebody under the table

Verb Forms

  • drinks somebody under the table
  • drank somebody under the table

The verb "drink" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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swallow the bait

If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.

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You can't just do whatever he wants you to do. Don't swallow the bait.

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