væta kverkarnar

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to wet the throat”.

Verb

væta kverkarnar

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial) to wet one's whistle, to drink something, to quench one's thirst

Usage notes

Can be used to refer to ingesting any type of liquid (water, soda, etc.), but is also often used specifically to refer to having alcohol.

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