Horlicks™
noun /ˈhɔːlɪks/
/ˈhɔːrlɪks/
Idioms - [uncountable] powder that contains malt that you mix with hot milk to make a drink
- [uncountable, countable] a drink made by mixing Horlicks powder with hot milkTopics Drinksc2
Word Originlate 19th cent.: named after James and William Horlick, British-born brothers whose company first manufactured the drink in the US.
Idioms
make a horlicks of something
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal) to do something badly