drown troubles

drown one's troubles

and drown one's sorrows

Fig. to try to forget one's problems by drinking a lot of alcohol. Bill is in the bar, drowning his troubles. Jane is at home, drowning her sorrows.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
SynnØVe	-	Norwegian
Viviana	vee-vee-AH-nah (Italian)	Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Kasandra	kə-SAN-drə (English)	English (Modern), Polish
Stoja	-	Croatian
Ashtoreth	-	Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology
Biserka	-	Croatian, Serbian