drink under

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of drink under the table

Verb

drink under (third-person singular simple present drinks under, present participle drinking under, simple past drank under, past participle drunk under)

  1. (transitive, informal) To drink more alcohol than another person, possibly to the point of that person passing out.
    I've drunk him under plenty of times.
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