Idiom: Drink like a fish
Drink like a fish (idiom)
Try to guess the meaning of the idiom 'drink like a fish.'
Drink like a fish: to drink too much alcohol at one time.
Sentence examples
- My girlfriend drank like a fish when I brought her home for dinner to meet my parents the first time but they understood she was just very nervous.
- I'm worried about Paul—he's been drinking like a fish again.
- You should come on over—we're having a great time and the cocktails are only $3 during Happy Hour so everyone is drinking like a fish.
- Did you really have to drink like a fish at my office holiday party? I'm so embarrassed to go back to work on Monday.
- The flight attendant said she won't serve us any more drinks because you've been drinking like a fish.
- I hate going to fraternity parties—it's not very fun when I'm sober and everyone else is drinking like a fish.
- Give me your car keys. You've been drinking like a fish so you're not driving yourself home tonight.
- I admit I drank like a fish in high school but by the time I got to college getting drunk wasn't much fun anymore so I stopped.
- I'm so glad it's Friday! It's been a long and stressful week so I'm going to drink like a fish tonight!
- I discovered nearly 350 beer cans under my son's bed—that means he's been drinking like a fish since he came back from rehab.
- Drinking like a fish is bad for your health and bad for your wallet.
- The first—and last—time I drank like a fish was at my sister's wedding when I was just 15 years old and I made a complete fool of myself.
- We're really concerned because Sam's been drinking like a fish at least 4-5 nights each week.
- It was hysterical to see your grandmother drink like a fish at brunch—she sure does like Bloody Mary cocktails.
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