the drink

the drink

slang A body of water. The mutinous crew pushed the captain over the side of the ship and into the drink. After an unfortunate swing, his golf ball went right in the drink.
See also: drink
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the drink

n. the water of the ocean, lake, pond, etc. Stay away from the edge of the boat unless you want to fall in the drink.
See also: drink
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • see the funny side (of something)
  • see the funny side of something
  • less said , the better
  • these things are sent to try us
  • fine how do you do
  • a fine how do you do
  • be not (one's) day
  • (it's/there's) no good crying over spilt milk
  • (it's/there's) no use crying over spilt milk
  • (there's) no point crying over spilt milk
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Increasing demand for reliable & safe products the effective transportation of beverages and foodstuffs is expected to assist the demand for the Drink Hoses and in turn driving the Global Drink Hoses Market.
Flavor of the drink was identified to be a significant aspect while purchasing.
Students who consumed energy drinks, expressed that they did not enjoy the taste of the drink. Though containing carbohydrates, other substances contained in the composition may spoil the taste.
These bottles were not washed properly and in many cases one could witness suspended particulars inside the drink of a packed bottle.
Clinical hypnotherapist Georgia Foster has written a self-help guide, The Drink Less Mind, for people who want to control their alcohol consumption.
Some M45 masks have been found to have a blockage in their outlet valve housings that prevents a soldier from getting water through the drink tube.
The drink can't be made fast enough today--mostly for its clientele of tourists who look to the swinging bar door at La Bodeguita hopeful Hemingway himself will appear.
The drink has experienced a different sort of universality than coffee.
Evidently, the drink did keep the fevers down while it kept the spirits up.
There's no reason for water in the drink to move into your cells.
If you're not; careful when you remove your M40/M42-series mask's second skin, you can break the drink tube off where it connects to the mask facepiece.
In addition to the many flavored "thirst quenchers" Gatorade offers, manufacturers of the drink have recently added a "fitness water" to their repertoire of sports beverages.
For each of the caffeine beverages there is a unique history of the European encounter with a non-western drink, including not only the drink itself, but social signals as to its proper use.
The setting is elegant; the mood, rakish; and the drink, glamorous.
But the most dramatic appetite suppression followed consumption of the drink sweetened with fructose (fruit sugar).