prop up the bar

To spend a large amount of time drinking at a pub or pubs in general. Primarily heard in UK. My father spent most of my childhood propping up the bar, so forgive me if I am not overly enthusiastic about social drinking. John's down at the local, propping up the bar with his mates from work.

prop up the bar

spend a considerable time drinking in a pub. informal

ˌprop up the ˈbar

(informal, disapproving) spend a lot of time drinking in a pub or a bar: ‘Where’s Paul?’ ‘Propping up the bar in the King’s Head, as usual.’

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释义	prop up the bar prop up the bar To spend a large amount of time drinking at a pub or pubs in general. Primarily heard in UK. My father spent most of my childhood propping up the bar, so forgive me if I am not overly enthusiastic about social drinking. John's down at the local, propping up the bar with his mates from work. See also: bar, prop, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. prop up the bar spend a considerable time drinking in a pub. informal See also: bar, prop, up Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˌprop up the ˈbar (informal, disapproving) spend a lot of time drinking in a pub or a bar: ‘Where’s Paul?’ ‘Propping up the bar in the King’s Head, as usual.’ See also: bar, prop, up Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: blinder painkiller pissed as a newt newt (as) pissed as a newt be half-cut sling beer a pub crawl pub crawl References in periodicals archive "But Ricky was happy to prop up the bar, buy them glasses of pink champagne and tell them jokes. RICKY A HIT WITH BLONDE; CHAMP HATTON'S CLINCH ON COSTA BOOZE-UP EXCLUSIVE
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