English idioms related to Everyday Life

English idioms related to Everyday Life - Drinking & Smoking

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to drown one's sorrows
phrase
to become drunk just to forget something upsetting or disturbing
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(as) drunk as a skunk / fiddler
phrase
so intoxicated with alcohol that one starts behaving like a lunatic
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(as) drunk as a lord
phrase
having consumed an excessive amount of alcohol and hence unable to think or act normally
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(as) drunk as a wheelbarrow
phrase
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
phrase
to drink too much of alcoholic drinks on a regular basis
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to go to one's head
phrase
(of alcoholic drinks) to make one extremely drunk
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here is to sb/sth
sentence
used before drinking in honor of a person or thing
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stone sober
noun
someone who is not in any way affected by chemical substances or alcoholic drinks
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to get a load on
phrase
to become extremely drunk
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to give sb a buzz
phrase
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
phrase
to have a glass of something, particularly an alcoholic drink
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on the rocks
phrase
(of drinks, particularly alcoholic beverages) with ice cubes in the glass
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(as) high as a kite
phrase
heavily under the influence of alcoholic drinks or drugs
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to have one too many
phrase
to drink an excessive amout of alcohol and become extremely drunk
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on the bottle
phrase
used to refer to someone who tends to drink an excessive amount of alcohol
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hair of the dog
phrase
an alcoholic drink consumed to cure a headache that comes after excessive drinking
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coffin nail
noun
used to refer to a cigarette, often to highlight the health risks associated with smoking
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cancer stick
noun
used to refer to a cigarette, often due to the well-known health risks associated with smoking
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lung dart
noun
used for referring to a cigarette, often implying the harmful effects of smoking on one's lungs
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Dutch courage
noun
the strength or confidence that is obtained from drinking an excessive amount of alcoholic drinks
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on the wagon
phrase
used to refer to a priod of time in which one avoids drinking alcoholic drinks
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to hit the bottle
phrase
to start drinking an excessive amount of alcohol, particularly on regular basis
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one over the eight
phrase
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
phrase
to smoke a great number of cigarettes
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