drink under
B2 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
Drink so much more alcohol than another person that they get drunk and give up while you are still fine.
Literal meaning: To drink until someone else falls under the table from intoxication.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To consume more alcohol than another person, leaving them drunk while you remain comparatively sober. Used in the fixed expression 'drink someone under the table'.
"She could drink any of the lads under the table and still be up for work at six the next morning."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Almost exclusively used as part of the fixed idiom 'drink someone under the table'. Used in a boastful or humorous context. More common in informal British and American English.
Commonly used with
table anyone everyone him her them
Forms
Base
drink under
I/you/we/they
3rd person
drinks under
he/she/it
Past simple
drank under
yesterday
Past participle
drunk under
have + pp
-ing form
drinking under
continuous
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Synonyms
outdrink outlast beat in a drinking contest
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