pull a cork



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?”
See also: cork, pull

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÁSdÍS-Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Sally['sæli]
Denicedə-NEESEnglish
EncarnaciÓNen-kahr-nah-THYON (Spanish), en-kahr-nah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
OlivÉRO-lee-vayrHungarian
Shifra-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew