- drink someone's health
- express one's good wishes for someone by raising one's glass and drinking a small amount
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drink someone's health
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drink someone's health — ► drink someone s health (or drink to someone) express good wishes for someone by raising one s glass and drinking a small amount. Main Entry: ↑drink … English terms dictionary
drink someone's health (or drink to someone) — express good wishes for someone by raising one s glass and drinking a small amount. → drink … English new terms dictionary
drink — ► VERB (past drank; past part. drunk) 1) take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. 2) consume alcohol, especially to excess. 3) (drink in) watch or listen eagerly to. ► NOUN 1) a liquid consumed as refreshm … English terms dictionary
drink to someone — ► drink someone s health (or drink to someone) express good wishes for someone by raising one s glass and drinking a small amount. Main Entry: ↑drink … English terms dictionary
drink — [[t]drɪ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦♦ drinks, drinking, drank, drunk 1) VERB When you drink a liquid, you take it into your mouth and swallow it. [V n] He drank his cup of tea... [V n] They d stopped drinking beer and started on tequila … English dictionary
drink — verb (past drank; past participle drunk) 1》 take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. ↘consume alcohol. ↘(drink up) consume the rest of a drink. 2》 (drink something in) watch or listen eagerly to something. 3》 absorb (moisture). noun 1》 … English new terms dictionary
drink to — drink to, drink to the health of or drink the health of To drink wine, etc, with good wishes for the health, prosperity, etc of, to toast • • • Main Entry: ↑drink * * * drink (a toast) to celebrate or wish for the good fortune of someone or… … Useful english dictionary
drink — drink1 W2S2 [drıŋk] v past tense drank [dræŋk] past participle drunk [drʌŋk] [: Old English; Origin: drincan] 1.) [I and T] to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it ▪ You should drink plenty of water. ▪ What would you like to drink? ▪ Take a … Dictionary of contemporary English
drink — drink1 [ drıŋk ] (past tense drank [ dræŋk ] ; past participle drunk [ drʌŋk ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take liquid into your body through your mouth: Everyone stood around drinking cups of coffee. Drink your orange juice,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drink — 1 /drINk/ noun 1 (C) an amount of liquid that you drink: Can I have a drink of water, please? | soft drink (=a non alcoholic drink): They sell ice cream and soft drinks. 2 (C, U) alcohol, or a glass or bottle of alcohol: Have another drink. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
