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.
See also: drown, trouble

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Florentina-Spanish, Late Roman
Beso-Georgian
PaulÍNa-Slovak
Bernstein['bə:nstain]
SneŽAna-Serbian
TereTE-reSpanish