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drown your sorrows

to drink a lot of alcohol because you want to stop feeling sad. I've got a bottle of whiskey here - shall we stay in and drown our sorrows?

See also: drown

drown your sorrows

to drink a lot of alcohol because you want to stop feeling sad. Frank insisted that I accompany him to his house, where I could drown my sorrows.

Usage notes: sometimes said about eating or drinking something other than alcohol: I decided I'd drown my sorrows in a bucket of chocolate ice cream.

See also: drown

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