can't hold drink

can't hold drink
can't hold (their) drink/liquor if someone can't hold their drink, they get drunk after drinking very little alcohol.

You can't hold your drink, that's your problem. Two beers and you're under the table.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • can't hold their drink — can t hold (their) drink/liquor if someone can t hold their drink, they get drunk after drinking very little alcohol. You can t hold your drink, that s your problem. Two beers and you re under the table …   New idioms dictionary

  • can't hold their liquor — can t hold (their) drink/liquor if someone can t hold their drink, they get drunk after drinking very little alcohol. You can t hold your drink, that s your problem. Two beers and you re under the table …   New idioms dictionary

  • can't hold liquor — can t hold (their) drink/liquor if someone can t hold their drink, they get drunk after drinking very little alcohol. You can t hold your drink, that s your problem. Two beers and you re under the table …   New idioms dictionary

  • hold your liquor — see ↑liquor • • • Main Entry: ↑hold hold your liquor informal : to be able to drink alcoholic beverages without becoming too drunk He can t hold his liquor at all. • • • Main Entry: ↑liquor …   Useful english dictionary

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  • hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hold — I [[t]ho͟ʊld[/t]] PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING ♦ holds, holding, held 1) VERB When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. [V n prep/adv] Hold the knife at an angle... [V n] She is holding her …   English dictionary

  • hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… …   English dictionary

  • hold — I. verb (held; holding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to have possession or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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