drink (oneself) to sleep

drink (oneself) to sleep

To drink alcohol until one loses consciousness or is unable to stay awake any longer. You have to drink yourself to sleep each night? You might have a drinking problem, Jerry. Dad drank himself to sleep in his armchair again. A: "She drinks herself to sleep most nights because it's cheaper than therapy." B: "OK, but therapy would actually help her to process her grief, though."

See also: drink, sleep, to

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