drink

/dɹɪŋk/
verb 5noun 5

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

cold, cool, iced, refreshing

After playing tennis in the sun, she poured herself a cold drink from the refrigerator.

hot, warm | milky | fizzy | low-alcohol, non-alcoholic, reduced-alcohol, soft | alcoholic | stiff, strong | diet, low-calorie

long

After playing tennis, he enjoyed a long drink from his water bottle.

celebratory

welcome

After the long flight, a cold drink was very welcome.

farewell | early-evening, lunchtime

leisurely

After work, Sarah sat in the café for a leisurely drink with her friend.

quick | quiet

QUANT

round

Let me buy the next round of drinks for everyone at the table.

VERB + DRINK

drink, have

After the meeting, we had a cold drink in the cafeteria before heading home.

sip

down, finish, knock back

She finished her coffee quickly and rushed out the door to catch her bus.

take

She took a drink of water after her morning run.

go for

She invited her colleagues to go for a drink on Friday evening to celebrate the project completion.

buy (sb), get (sb), offer (sb), order (sb)

She offered him a drink when he arrived at the party.

pour (sb), serve (sb)

The bartender served us cold drinks while we waited for our table.

spike

Someone spiked my drink at the party, so I went home early feeling unwell.

drive sb to

After years of unemployment and rejection, he was driven to drink.

turn to

When he lost his job, he slowly turned to drink to cope with his problems.

DRINK + NOUN

drinks party

My colleagues organized a drinks party last Friday to celebrate the new office opening.

drinks cabinet/cupboard

My parents keep their best whiskey locked in the drinks cabinet.

problem

His father struggled with a drink problem for many years before getting help.

PREP

in a/the ~

My coffee tastes better when I add a little honey in the drink.

~ of

She took a long drink of water after finishing her workout at the gym.

2

(verb.) take liquid into the body

ADV

greedily

After running in the heat all morning, the children drank greedily from the water fountain.

down, up

She quickly drank down her coffee before rushing to catch the bus.

VERB + DRINK

get yourself sth to, find sth to, have sth to

After the long meeting, we finally found something to drink in the office kitchen.

PREP

from

The children drank from the garden hose on a hot summer day.

through

She drinks her morning coffee through a travel mug on the way to work.

PHRASES

eat and drink

3

(verb.) drink alcohol

ADV

excessively, heavily, to excess, too much

She started drinking too much after her divorce and worried her family.

in moderation, moderately, sensibly

My doctor advised me to drink in moderation if I want to stay healthy.

steadily

After work, he drank steadily throughout the evening at his favorite bar.

PHRASES

drink and drive

It's illegal to drink and drive in most countries around the world.

drink like a fish

drink yourself to death

My uncle was drinking himself to death until his family finally stepped in to help.

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