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Vie Quotidienne - Boire et fumer

Explorez les expressions anglaises liées au tabac et à la boisson avec des exemples tels que « lung dard » et « boire comme un poisson ».

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English idioms related to Everyday Life
to drown one's sorrows

to become drunk just to forget something upsetting or disturbing

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(as) drunk as a skunk

so intoxicated with alcohol that one starts behaving like a lunatic

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(as) drunk as a lord

having consumed an excessive amount of alcohol and hence unable to think or act normally

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(as) drunk as a wheelbarrow

incapable of acting or thinking like a normal person would, due to having consumed an excessive amount of alcohol

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to drink like a fish

to drink too much of alcoholic drinks on a regular basis

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to go to one's head

(of alcoholic drinks) to make one extremely drunk

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here is to somebody or something

used before drinking in honor of a person or thing

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stone sober

someone who is not in any way affected by chemical substances or alcoholic drinks

sobre, personne sobre

sobre, personne sobre

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to get a load on

to become extremely drunk

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to give somebody a buzz

to make someone become so drunk that they have no control over their thoughts or actions whatsoever

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to wet one's whistle

to have a glass of something, particularly an alcoholic drink

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on the rocks

(of drinks, particularly alcoholic beverages) with ice cubes in the glass

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(as) high as a kite

heavily under the influence of alcoholic drinks or drugs

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to have one too many

to drink an excessive amout of alcohol and become extremely drunk

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on the bottle

used to refer to someone who tends to drink an excessive amount of alcohol

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hair of the dog

an alcoholic drink consumed to cure a headache that comes after excessive drinking

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coffin nail

used to refer to a cigarette, often to highlight the health risks associated with smoking

clou de cercueil

clou de cercueil

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cancer stick

used to refer to a cigarette, often due to the well-known health risks associated with smoking

cigarette, sèche-papier

cigarette, sèche-papier

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lung dart

used for referring to a cigarette, often implying the harmful effects of smoking on one's lungs

cigarette, fumette

cigarette, fumette

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Dutch courage

the strength or confidence that is obtained from drinking an excessive amount of alcoholic drinks

courage alcoolisé, courage sous l'alcool

courage alcoolisé, courage sous l'alcool

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on the wagon

used to refer to a priod of time in which one avoids drinking alcoholic drinks

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to hit the bottle

to start drinking an excessive amount of alcohol, particularly on regular basis

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one over the eight

used to refer to an occasion in which one drinks too much alcoholic drinks and becomes drunk

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to smoke like a chimney

to smoke a great number of cigarettes

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