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drown troubles
drown one's troubles
and drown one's sorrowsFig. 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 | Gender | 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 |