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holds one's liquor

holds one's liquor is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold one's liquor.

Meaning of hold one's liquor

Verb

hold one's liquor (third-person singular simple present holds one's liquor, present participle holding one's liquor, simple past and past participle held one's liquor)

  1. (idiomatic) To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.
    • Just because a person is descended from hard-drinking ancestors is no sign that he can "hold his liquor" better than others.1927, “Alcoholic Rats and Heredity”, in Popular Science, volume 110, number 6, page 39

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What is holds one's liquor the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Holds one's liquor is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold one's liquor.

Words near holds one's liquor in the dictionary

  1. holds one's drink
  2. holds one's fire
  3. holds one's head high
  4. holds one's horses
  5. holds one's jaw
  6. holds one's liquor
  7. holds one's nerve
  8. holds one's nose
  9. holds one's nose up
  10. holds one's own
  11. holds one's peace

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