down the hatch

down the hatch
down the hatch (informal)
Said when about to drink something, esp alcohol, meaning ‘your health’, ‘cheers’
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Main Entry:hatch

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down the hatch humorous phrase
an expression used by some people when they are about to drink an alcoholic drink
Thesaurus: relating to or associated with drinking alcoholhyponym general words meaningto drinksynonym
Main entry: hatch

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informal used in a toast; drink up

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down the hatch
informal
◇ If something goes down the hatch, you swallow it.

a whiskey that goes down the hatch smoothly

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Main Entry:hatch

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ˌdown the ˈhatch idiom
(informal, saying) used before drinking sth, especially to express good wishes before drinking alcohol
Main entry:hatchidiom

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  • down the hatch! — {v. phr.}, {informal} Let us drink! * /When we celebrated Mom s birthday, we all raised our glasses and cried in unison, Down the hatch! / …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • Down the hatch! — informal something that you say before drinking an alcoholic drink, especially when you are going to drink it all without stopping. And a whisky for you. Down the hatch, as they say …   New idioms dictionary

  • down the hatch — informal used as a toast. → hatch …   English new terms dictionary

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