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drink with the flies

drink with the flies verb: to drink alcohol while alone.

Verb

drink with the flies (third-person singular simple present drinks with the flies, present participle drinking with the flies, simple past drank with the flies, past participle drunk with the flies)

  1. (Australia, idiomatic) To drink alcohol while alone.

Forms of drink with the flies

third-person singular presentdrinks with the flies
present participledrinking with the flies
pastdrank with the flies
past participledrunk with the flies

Questions about drink with the flies

What does drink with the flies mean?
Drink with the flies means to drink alcohol while alone.
What part of speech is drink with the flies?
Drink with the flies is a verb.
What is the past tense of drink with the flies?
The past tense of drink with the flies is drank with the flies.

Words near drink with the flies in the dictionary

  1. drink to
  2. drink under
  3. drink under the table
  4. drink up
  5. drink walking
  6. drink with the flies
  7. drink-driver
  8. drink-drivers
  9. drink-driving
  10. drink-table
  11. drink-tables

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