Drinking
121drinking-up time — UK / US noun [uncountable] British the time when people are allowed to finish their drinks after a bar has closed …
122ˈdrinking ˌwater — noun [U] water that is safe to drink …
123drinking age — /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ eɪdʒ/ (say dringking ayj) noun the age at which one is legally permitted to drink alcohol in hotels, clubs, etc …
124drinking house — /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ haʊs/ (say dringking hows) noun a building principally used to provide accommodation for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages …
125drinking school — /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ skul/ (say dringking skoohl) noun Colloquial a group of people who drink together in a hotel, etc., usually matching drink for drink …
126drinking session — /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ sɛʃən/ (say dringking seshuhn) noun a sustained period of consuming alcoholic drinks …
127drinking water — /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ wɔtə/ (say dringking wawtuh) noun water suitable to be drunk by humans without boiling first …
128drinking the Kool-Aid — v. phrase A rather tasteless reference to the Jonestown massacre of 1978, drink the Kool Aid means to accept something fully and [oftentimes] blindly …
