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Down the hatch
What does Down the hatch mean? | Drink or eat. | Enough talk, let's put some food down the hatch.
Here's a drinking expression that seems to have its origins in sea freight, where cargoes are lowered into the hatch for transport below deck. The freight appears to be consumed by the ship. |
down the hatch
What does down the hatch mean? | to swallow a drink or eat something | The captain says down the hatch whenever he gives the sailors a drink.
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down the hatch
What does down the hatch mean? | something is swallowed | My drink was down the hatch before I could order another one.
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down the hatch
What does down the hatch mean? | something is swallowed | The cough medicine went down the hatch as soon as I gave it to my little boy.
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down the hatch
What does down the hatch mean? | to swallow a drink or eat something |
In the movie the captain said down the hatch whenever he gave the sailors a drink.
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down the hatch
What does down the hatch mean? | swallow something (used for a drink) |
My drink was down the hatch before I could order another one.
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down the hatch
What does down the hatch mean? | something is swallowed |
The cough medicine went down the hatch when I gave it to my little boy.
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Some Random Idioms
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score
What does "score" mean? | summary of information such as news, weather, or sports |
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not breathe a word of it
What does "not breathe a word of it" mean? | to not tell something (to anyone) | I will not breathe a word of it to my friend.
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under the sun
What does "under the sun" mean? | anywhere on earth at all, everywhere | We looked for my wallet everywhere under the sun.
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bullshit
What does "bullshit" mean? | nonsense; rubbish; foolish talk or ideas. | That's such bullshit, I don't believe any of it.
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tightfisted (with money)
What does "tightfisted (with money)" mean? | to be stingy with money | My friend is very tightfisted with money and he never likes to buy anything.
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quant
What does "quant" mean? | financial analyst who uses quantitative techniques |
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school of hard knocks
What does "school of hard knocks" mean? | the ordinary experience of learning from work and daily life | She left school early and began to learn about life in the school of hard knocks.
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come in low
What does "come in low" mean? | to offer a low amount of money for a product or service |
The company came in low with an offer for our product.
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cram
What does "cram" mean? | study at the last minute for a test |
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Feathers fly
What does "Feathers fly" mean? | When people are fighting or arguing angrily, we can say that feathers are flying. |
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green
What does "green" mean? | to be inexperienced or immature |
The young man is rather green and does not have enough experience to drive the large machinery.
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