boire comme un trou — meaning in English
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English meaning
- tipple noun An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
Senses
boire comme un trou is used for these senses in English:
- drink like a fish (simile) To drink (especially alcohol) heavily and in excess.
- hollow leg Ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol.
- tipple (ambitransitive) To drink too much alcohol. [from mid-16th c.]
tipple — full definition
- noun An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- noun An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
- noun Any alcoholic drink.