drown (one's) sorrow(s)

To attempt to forget one's troubles through the consumption of something, typically alcohol (to which the phrase originally referred). It's not healthy to just drown your sorrows every time a girl breaks up with you. Quit drinking and try to face reality. Whenever I have a hard week at work, I like to spend Friday night drowning my sorrow in pizza and ice cream.

drown one's sorrows

Drink liquor to escape one's unhappiness. For example, After the divorce, she took to drowning her sorrows at the local bar. The notion of drowning in drink dates from the late 1300s.

See also: drown, sorrow

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

drown your sorrows

If someone drowns their sorrows, they drink a lot of alcohol in order to forget something sad that has happened to them. He was in the pub drowning his sorrows after the break-up of his relationship.

See also: drown, sorrow

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

drown your sorrows

forget your problems by getting drunk.

See also: drown, sorrow

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

drown your ˈsorrows

(informal, often humorous) try to forget your problems or a disappointment by drinking alcohol: Whenever his team lost a match he could be found in the pub afterwards drowning his sorrows.

See also: drown, sorrow

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

drown (one's) sorrow

/sorrows

To try to forget one's troubles by drinking alcohol.

See also: drown, sorrow

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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释义	drown (one's) sorrow(s) drown (one's) sorrow(s) To attempt to forget one's troubles through the consumption of something, typically alcohol (to which the phrase originally referred). It's not healthy to just drown your sorrows every time a girl breaks up with you. Quit drinking and try to face reality. Whenever I have a hard week at work, I like to spend Friday night drowning my sorrow in pizza and ice cream. See also: drown Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. drown one's sorrows Drink liquor to escape one's unhappiness. For example, After the divorce, she took to drowning her sorrows at the local bar. The notion of drowning in drink dates from the late 1300s. See also: drown, sorrow The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. drown your sorrows If someone drowns their sorrows, they drink a lot of alcohol in order to forget something sad that has happened to them. He was in the pub drowning his sorrows after the break-up of his relationship. See also: drown, sorrow Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. drown your sorrows forget your problems by getting drunk. See also: drown, sorrow Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary drown your ˈsorrows (informal, often humorous) try to forget your problems or a disappointment by drinking alcohol: Whenever his team lost a match he could be found in the pub afterwards drowning his sorrows. See also: drown, sorrow Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary drown (one's) sorrow */sorrows* To try to forget one's troubles by drinking alcohol. See also: drown, sorrow American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: drown one's sorrows drown sorrow drown your sorrows sorrow drown (one's) troubles drown troubles drown the shamrock (from) top to toe a full-time job be remembered as (something)
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