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
Dukvakha		-	Chechen
Iustina		-	Late Roman
Goizargi		-	Basque
Serina		sə-REEN-ə	English
Aarne		AH:R-ne	Finnish
Polyxene		-	Greek Mythology

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