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drink like a fish

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drink like a fish

Fig. to drink alcohol excessively; to be in the habit of drinking alcohol excessively. Jeff really drank like a fish at the party on Saturday. I worry about Nancy; she drinks like a fish.

See also: drink, fish, like

drink like a fish

  (informal)

to regularly drink a lot of alcohol Harriet had two bottles of wine with her meal - that girl drinks like a fish!

See also: drink, fish, like

drink like a fish

Consume large amounts of alcoholic beverages, as in He always drinks like a fish at holiday dinners. The expression, first recorded in the mid-1600s, alludes to the way fish obtain oxygen, which causes them to be open-mouthed and appear to be constantly drinking.

See also: drink, fish, like