drain the cup
Look at other dictionaries:
The Golden Ass — Title page from John Price s Latin edition of Apuleius novel Metamorphoses, or the Golden Ass … Wikipedia
drain — drain1 [dreın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid)¦ 2¦(make somebody tired)¦ 3¦(use too much)¦ 4 the colour/blood drains from somebody s face/cheeks 5 drain a glass/cup etc Phrasal verbs drain away drain something<=>off ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drain — 1 verb 1 LIQUID a) (T) to make the water or liquid flow away from something: Can you drain the spaghetti, please? | Deep ditches were dug to drain the fields. | drain sth from sth: Brad drained all the oil from the engine. | well/poorly etc… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cup — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 container ADJECTIVE ▪ empty ▪ full ▪ half empty, half full ▪ broken, chipped, cracked … Collocations dictionary
drain — [drān] vt. [ME dreinen < OE dreahnian, to strain off, lit., to dry out < base of dryge, DRY] 1. to draw off (liquid) gradually 2. to draw water or any liquid from gradually so as to dry or empty [to drain swamps] 3. to receive the waters of … English World dictionary
Cup and saucer — may refer to: Cup and Saucer Creek, a storm drain located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cup and saucer plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea), a plant species Cup and Saucer Stakes, a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually in October at… … Wikipedia
Cup and Saucer Creek — The intersection of Cup and Saucer Creek and the Cooks River Cup and Saucer Creek is a storm drain located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a tributary of the Cooks River into which it flows at Earlwood … Wikipedia
The Perishers — was a British comic strip about a group of urban children and a dog. It began in the Daily Mirror in 1958 and was written for most of its life by Maurice Dodd (October 25, 1922 December 31, 2005). It was drawn by Dennis Collins until his… … Wikipedia
The Crystal Maze — Series 1–2 logo (top) Series 3–6 logo (bottom) Genre Adventure game show … Wikipedia
drain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 pipe/hole that dirty water goes down ADJECTIVE ▪ blocked (esp. BrE), clogged (AmE) ▪ storm VERB + DRAIN ▪ block (esp. BrE), clog … Collocations dictionary
