(do something) to excess
(do something) to excess
To do or indulge in something too much. I started to lose weight once I stopped regularly eating to excess. I'll go to the pub with you guys, but I'm not drinking to excess tonight—I have to be up early tomorrow.
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drink to excess
To drink alcohol to the point of intoxication. This is an important event for me, honey, so please don't drink to excess and make a fool of yourself.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
do something to excess
to do too much of something; to consume too much of something. Anne often drinks to excess at parties. John smokes to excess when he works.
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drink to excess
Euph. to drink too much alcohol; to drink alcohol continually. Mr. Franklin drinks to excess. Some people drink to excess only at parties.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- do to excess
- drank
- drink to excess
- excess
- wet (one's) whistle
- wet one's whistle
- wet whistle
- wet your whistle
- indulge in
- indulge in (something)