| 单词 | to give it a bit of a nudge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give it a bit of a nudge 2. Australian slang. to give it a bit of a nudge and variants: to drink alcohol to excess. Cf. nudge v. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > freely wassailc1300 waught?a1513 quaff1520 to drink (it) all outa1522 bibblea1529 quaught1530 to set cock on the hoopa1535 quass1549 tipple1560 swillc1563 carouse1567 to drink, quaff (pledge one) carouse1567 troll-the-bowl1575 to take one's rousea1593 pot1622 tope1668 toot1676 compotate1694 to soak one's clay (or face)1704 birlea1800 to splice the mainbrace1805 jollify1830 brimmer1838 to give it a bit of a nudge1966 nudge1966 1966 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. (ed. 2) 178 Nudge, used in reference to drinking, e.g. give it a nudge.., to drink alcoholic liquor. 1978 R. Macklin Newsfront 51 Gave it a bit of a nudge last night, did you? 1984 P. Jarratt Aussie 21 The high-powered executives of his company all repair to the boardroom on Friday afternoons where they give the chairman's scotch an almighty nudge. 1997 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 26 Nov. 26 Another acquaintance who knew Rigney from schooldays..said he liked to ‘give it a bit of a nudge’ in reference to his partying. < as lemmas |
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