pick your poison

pick your poison

Tell me what alcoholic beverage you would like to drink. I'm buying the first round—pick your poison. A: "Hi there, could I get something to drink?" B: "Of course you can. Pick your poison."
See also: pick, poison
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • name your poison
  • belt a drink down
  • get you?
  • (Can I) get you something (to drink)?
  • What's your poison?
  • What are you drinking?
  • What are you having?
  • What would you like to drink?
  • into the drink
  • be in the drink
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