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I keep fit, I work out, I eat pretty damn well, I don't drink like a fish, and all of those things are tempered with a holistic mind-set that you need to damn well respect the vehicle that you're walking around in.
Mick Fleetwood

Meaning of "drink like a fish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRINK LIKE A FISH

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRINK LIKE A FISH

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drink someone under the table
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drink with the flies
drink-dialling
drink-drive
drink-drive limit
drink-driver
drink-driving
drinkability
drinkable
drinkableness
drinkably
drinker
drinker moth
drinking
drinking chocolate
drinking fountain
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DRINK LIKE A FISH

a fine kettle of fish
angler fish
big fish
bony fish
butterfly fish
cold fish
fish
flowerhorn fish
flying fish
game fish
gefilte fish
ice fish
kettle of fish
oily fish
red fish
river fish
scorpion fish
sea fish
Siamese fighting fish
wet fish
white fish

Synonyms and antonyms of drink like a fish in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «drink like a fish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRINK LIKE A FISH

Find out the translation of drink like a fish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drink like a fish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drink like a fish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大喝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

beber como un pez
570 millions of speakers

English

drink like a fish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक मछली की तरह पीना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شرب مثل سمكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пить , как рыба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

beber como um peixe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি মাছ মত পান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boire comme un poisson
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minum seperti ikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trinken wie ein Fisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魚のように飲む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물고기처럼 마시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngombe kaya iwak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

uống như một con cá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு மீன் போன்ற பானம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक मासा सारखे पिणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balık gibi içmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bere come un pesce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pić jak ryba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пити , як риба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bea ca un pește
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποτό σαν ψάρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drink soos ´n vis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dricka som en fisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drikke som en fisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drink like a fish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRINK LIKE A FISH»

The term «drink like a fish» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.827 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRINK LIKE A FISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drink like a fish

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QUOTES WITH «DRINK LIKE A FISH»

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Mick Fleetwood
I keep fit, I work out, I eat pretty damn well, I don't drink like a fish, and all of those things are tempered with a holistic mind-set that you need to damn well respect the vehicle that you're walking around in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRINK LIKE A FISH»

Discover the use of drink like a fish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drink like a fish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
Compare Birds of a Feather. DRINK LIKE A FISH to drink like a fish. To drink too much and too often. IRCD: 1646. Source: FISH. WNNCD: O.E. To drink like a fish is to drink as much alcohol as a fish drinks water. However, though saltwater fish  ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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Eat Like a Horse, Drink Like a Fish: A Bellyfull of
In this book, comedian Tom O'Connor celebrates the funnier side of eating, drinking, dieting, exercising, losing weight, gaining weight, cooking, shopping, and all that goes with keeping ourselves fit and healthy.
Tom O'Connor, 1997
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
F154 To drink like a Fish 1832 Ames Nautical 183: [It] will compel every man to " eat like a beast and drink like a fish." Barbour 66(15); Oxford 203; TW 136(12). F155 To have other Fish to fry 1736 Gyles Memoirs 18: But he had other Fish to Fry.
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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Alcoholic Thinking: Language, Culture, and Belief in ...
... and scattered throughout the remainder of the room are signs that read, "First Things First, Live and Let Live, Easy Does It, But For the Grace of God, It's Ok to drink like a fish, as long as you drink what a fish drinks," and "Think, Think, Think.
Danny M. Wilcox, 1998
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First Language Attrition: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on ...
A quantitative analysis of such fixed expressions shows that 29.7 percent (30/102 ) exhibit such English-like lexification patterns. (4) Calque of drink like a fish a. Er suaf-t wie an Fisch he drink-pRES.3sG like a fish 'He drinks like a fish.' b.
Monika S. Schmid, 2004
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To drink like a fish (APP 136; ODEP 203; EAP 155; MP 228) 1914 Drinks like a fish. (p. 78) Saki [pseud. of H. H. Munro]. Beasts and Super-Beasts. New York: Viking Press, 1928. 1928 HARDY: Drinking like a fish, as usual? (I, 1, p. 597) Sherriff ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Wonderful Winding Words: Touring In Four Languages (Chinese, ...
When English people say: to drink like a fish, they mean to drink abundantly or excessively, F. boire comme unpanierpercé (to drink like a pierced basket). They have to mind the picture of a fish swimming with opened mouth appearing to be ...
FrançOis Pialat, 2011
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Anglické obrazné fráze a idiomy - English as easy as ABC
to drink like a fish – nasávat, pít hodně alkoholu “I drink like a fish, neat vodka, no ice. I can get through half a bottle without feeling it and I never have hangovers.” ( Thelma Holt, Daily Mail, 25.8. 1993.) – to need something like a fish needs a ...
Gulland Daphne M., 2011
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Dictionary of Proverbs
1666: Torriano, Piazza Untv., 25 [with 'would' for 'may']. 1 5. To drink like a fish. 1 646: Shirley, in Works, vi.321 (Dyce), I can drink like a fish. 1701: Farquhar, Sir //. Wildair, II, Where I may ... drink like a fish, and swear like a devil. 1778: H. More ...
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
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Alfred Hitchcock: Interviews
Are you a good cook? My wife is an excellent cook, and I could die eating. The things that make me happiest in the world are eating, drinking, and sleeping. I sleep like a newborn babe. I drink like a fish, have you seen what a red face I have?
Sidney Gottlieb, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRINK LIKE A FISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drink like a fish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 8, 2015
BE A Man + Drink Like A Fish! Man Fish Brewery T-Shirts are sale for $20 – ship inc'd (USA price, Int'l more). Official shirt for the 183 in 2015 ... «MLB reports, Jul 15»
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Long-term Rochester businesses have local touch
"It's alright to drink like a fish, provided you drink what a fish drinks." Hervey is the third generation of his family running the shop since opening ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
3
Tips to stay safe for 4th of July
For those that drink like a fish, DNR rangers ask they keep the skipper dry. “If there's 50 people on your houseboat, and they're all drinking, ... «Gainesville Times, Jul 15»
4
Living It Up Like a Sheik in Dubai
Though you won't find stores selling alcohol in Dubai, you can still drink like a fish at high-end, exclusive clubs, glamorous rooftop bars, ... «Yahoo Travel, Jun 15»
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China travelers chug $1300 bottle of wine at airport security
Wang replied, “We both can drink like a fish, but we're afraid of wasting the aphrodisiac! We won't bring this kind of stuff anymore. If we do, we ... «MyPalmBeachPost, Jun 15»
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Travelers chug $1300 bottle of wine at airport security
Wang replied, “We both can drink like a fish, but we're afraid of wasting the aphrodisiac! We won't bring this kind of stuff anymore. If we do, we ... «KRMG, Jun 15»
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Men chug $1300 bottle of wine at airport security
We both can drink like a fish, but we're afraid of wasting the aphrodisiac! We won't bring this kind of stuff any more. If we do, we will register it as ... «WTSP 10 News, Jun 15»
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Brave Tourists Chug $1200 Wine to Keep It From Airport Security
“We both can drink like a fish, but we're afraid of wasting the aphrodisiac! We won't bring this kind of stuff any more. If we do, we will register it ... «The Daily Meal, Jun 15»
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UPDATE: Man airlifted to hospital after falling down cliff at Lulworth
So unless you smoke 40 a day, drink like a fish and are 40st then your a very dull person? Wow, ever thought of a career in marketing? «Dorset Echo, Jun 15»
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Rapper/Pistons fan Danny Brown: Derrick Coleman has G-pass
Cuz used to drink like a fish, man. Buy the whole block liquor, man. Smoke whatever—Cuz was a gangster. Coleman ended his career with five ... «PistonPowered, Jun 15»

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