long drink of water

long drink of water

A very tall person. “Look at that basketball player—what a long drink of water!” The image is the distance that water would travel down the throat of someone of great height.

See also: drink, long, of, water

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Kirsty		-	Scottish
Salut		-	Catalan
Apps		[æps]
Vakha		-	Chechen
Alyx		AL-iks	English (Rare)
Garland		['ga:lənd]

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