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weak (coffee, tea Anglophile) |
Gruzovik |
of hot beverages watered-down |
inf. |
watered down; of tea or coffee weak |
Makarov. |
drawn (о чае) |
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Gruzovik, inf. |
of hot tea, coffee, etc make thinner while drinking (pf of спивать); of hot tea, coffee, etc make weak while drinking (pf of спивать); of hot tea, coffee, etc dilute while drinking (pf of спивать; dilute hot tea, hot coffee, etc., while drinking it); sip (pf of спивать); drink little by little (pf of спивать) |
Gruzovik, obs. |
drink (pf of спивать) |
inf. |
dilute (while drinking); drink little by little; make thinner; make weak; sip |
obs. |
drink |
obs., dial. |
drink at others' expense |
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gen. |
lose oneself into drinking (Anton Ch); drink oneself to death (Anglophile); drink oneself into an early grave (False economy. In order to save 35 pence a week on beer, one would need to drink oneself into an early grave and cost the NHS dear. Telecaster); become an inveterate drunkard; take to drink; become an alcoholic |
Gruzovik |
become an inveterate drunkard (pf of спиваться); take to drink (pf of спиваться) |
idiom. |
go on the bottle (John went on the bottle when he lost his job. Mira_G) |
Makarov. |
go on the bottle; ruin oneself by drinking; ruin oneself by with drink |
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gen. |
sottish |