| 词组 | drowned his sorrows |
| 释义 | (redirected from drowned his sorrows)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 sorrowsDrink 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. drown your sorrowsIf 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. drown your sorrowsforget your problems by getting drunk.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.drown (one's) sorrow/sorrows To try to forget one's troubles by drinking alcohol. |
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