1 A2 neutral
To finish all of what is in your glass or cup, leaving nothing behind.
"Drink up your juice before we leave for school."
separable
drink up
A2 neutral separable transitive/intransitive
To finish all of a drink, or to urge someone to finish their drink.
In plain English
Finish your drink completely — don't leave any in the glass.
What does "drink up" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 A2 informal
Used as a command, often in a pub or social setting, to tell people to finish their drinks quickly, usually because it is closing time or time to move on.
""Drink up, everyone — the last train leaves in ten minutes," Tom announced."
inseparable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To bring liquid upward into the mouth and finish it.
Actually means
Finish your drink completely — don't leave any in the glass.
Usage tip
Commonly used as an imperative — 'Drink up!' — to tell someone to finish their drink, often because it is time to leave. Also used as a general instruction in the sense of 'finish drinking'.
Words that pair with "drink up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
milk juice coffee tea beer medicine
How to conjugate "drink up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
drink up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
drinks up
he/she/it
Past simple
drank up
yesterday
Past participle
drunk up
have + pp
-ing form
drinking up
continuous
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