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Definition |
to outdrink someone else |
Examples |
1) He can drink anyone under the table
without showing any signs of intoxication. 2) He boasts that could
drink them all under the table with
his impressive alcohol tolerance. |
Etymology |
The term possibly came from a practice of
hiding bottles under the table during a drinking contest to deceive
opponents about how much one had consumed. |
Synonyms |
outdrink, outconsume |
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