what's your poison
Syllables: what’s your poi·sonUK/ˌwɒts jə ˈpɔɪz(ə)n//ˌ(h)wʌts jəɹ ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
what's your poison phrase: used to someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink: what drink would you like to have?
Phrase
what's your poison?
- Used to someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink: what drink would you like to have?
- What's yer poison, darlin'?1998 October 29, Black Isle Studios, Fallout 2, v1.02d, spoken by Bartender, Interplay Productions, Windows, level/area: Desperado
- Synonyms:
- what's yours, what's your pleasure
Synonyms of what's your poison
Forms of what's your poison
| alternative form | choose your poison |
|---|---|
| alternative form | name your poison |
| alternative form | pick your poison |
Origin of what's your poison
From poison (“(informal) intoxicating drink; liquor”), from the fact that such beverages are toxic to the human body.
Words that rhyme with what's your poison
Questions about what's your poison
- What does what's your poison mean?
- What's your poison means used to someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink: what drink would you like to have?
- What part of speech is what's your poison?
- What's your poison is a phrase.
- How do you pronounce what's your poison?
- What's your poison is pronounced /ˌwɒts jə ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/ (UK).
Words near what's your poison in the dictionary
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