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
AngÉLiqueawn-zhe-LEEKFrench
Jairus-Biblical
Svetoslav-Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Aenor-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Timeus-Biblical
Joanna[dʒəu'ænə]