wet (one's) whistle

To have something to drink. I'm parched. I'm going to need to wet my whistle before we go on. If you're looking for Barney, he's down at the pub wetting his whistle.See also: wet, whistle

wet one's whistle

Rur. to take a drink. He stopped at the bar to wet his whistle. I don't need a big glass of water. Just enough to wet my whistle.See also: wet, whistle

wet one's whistle

Have a drink, as in I'm just going to wet my whistle before I go out on the tennis court. This expression uses whistle in the sense of "mouth" and may allude to the fact that it is very hard to whistle with dry lips. [Late 1300s] See also: wet, whistle

wet your whistle

OLD-FASHIONED, INFORMALIf you wet your whistle, you have a drink, especially an alcoholic drink. There's a mouth-watering menu and an excellent selection of beers to wet your whistle. Note: `Whistle' is an old slang word for mouth or throat. See also: wet, whistle

wet your whistle

have a drink. informalSee also: wet, whistle

wet your ˈwhistle

(old-fashioned, informal) have an alcoholic drinkSee also: wet, whistle

wet (one's) whistle

Informal To take a drink.See also: wet, whistle

单词	wet (one's) whistle
释义	DictionarySeewet wet (one's) whistle wet (one's) whistle To have something to drink. I'm parched. I'm going to need to wet my whistle before we go on. If you're looking for Barney, he's down at the pub wetting his whistle.See also: wet, whistle wet one's whistle Rur. to take a drink. He stopped at the bar to wet his whistle. I don't need a big glass of water. Just enough to wet my whistle.See also: wet, whistle wet one's whistle Have a drink, as in I'm just going to wet my whistle before I go out on the tennis court. This expression uses whistle in the sense of "mouth" and may allude to the fact that it is very hard to whistle with dry lips. [Late 1300s] See also: wet, whistle wet your whistle OLD-FASHIONED, INFORMALIf you wet your whistle, you have a drink, especially an alcoholic drink. There's a mouth-watering menu and an excellent selection of beers to wet your whistle. Note: `Whistle' is an old slang word for mouth or throat. See also: wet, whistle wet your whistle have a drink. informalSee also: wet, whistle wet your ˈwhistle (old-fashioned, informal) have an alcoholic drinkSee also: wet, whistle wet (one's) whistle Informal To take a drink.See also: wet, whistle
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