pull a cork

Have a drink. This expression dates from the days when homebrewed potent potables were stored in large jugs with cork stoppers. A suggestion that the contents be shared might have been phrased as “Hey, neighbor, you about ready to pull that cork?”

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Beste	-	Turkish
Batul	-	Arabic
Oskari	OS-kah-ree	Finnish
ÖRjan	UUR-yahn	Swedish
BÓThildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Sophus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)