To raise your glass and have a drink in honour of someone or something.
Lift your glass and have a sip to show that you are happy for someone or something.
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To raise one's glass and drink as a sign of good wishes, honour, or celebration for a person or thing.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses and drink to the happy couple."
Let us drink to our noble host.
— William Shakespeare, 'Macbeth' (c. 1606)
Used in the expression 'I'll drink to that' to show enthusiastic agreement with something just said.
""The weekend can't come soon enough." "I'll drink to that!""
Used in social and celebratory contexts. Always followed by a person, event, or concept. The phrase 'I'll drink to that!' is a common idiomatic expression of agreement or approval.
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