can't hold (one's) drink

can't hold (one's) drink

Has a low tolerance for alcohol; becomes drunk after consuming only a small amount of alcohol. A: "Wow, how much did those two have to drink?" B: "Hardly anything—they just can't hold their drink."
See also: drink, hold
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • liquor
  • lush up
  • drunk as a fiddler
  • fiddler
  • smash the teapot
  • groggery
  • under the influence of alcohol
  • have an alcohol problem
  • alcohol
  • boozehound