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hold one's liquor
Fig. to be able to drink alcohol in quantity without ill effects. Old Jed can sure hold his liquor—and a lot of it, too. I asked him to leave because he can't hold his liquor. See also: hold liquor someone up to get someone tipsy or drunk. He liquored her up and tried to take her home with him. They liquored up the out-of-town visitors. See also: up liquor up to drink an alcoholic beverage, especially to excess. Sam sat around all evening liquoring up. They seem to liquor up almost every night of the week. See also: up can't hold their drink/liquor if someone can't hold their drink, they get drunk after drinking very little alcohol You can't hold your drink, that's your problem. Two beers and you're under the table. not hold your liquor to not be able to drink alcohol without showing any effects Scott didn't hold his liquor very well - he'd either fall asleep or sit silently and sadly after a couple of drinks. Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by hold your liquor: Now there's a gang that can hold their liquor! See also: hold Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While investment in crop improvement is generally to be encouraged in any farm land, this particular variety of Arabica does not have the liquoring (cupping) qualities of the now referred to as "traditional cultivars" Kenya varieties SL28 and SL34 developed by Scot Laboratories in British colonial times, which trace their lineage back to the old growth French Mission coffees of more than a century ago. There are no drink specials here, so if you plan on liquoring up, you should be prepared to pay the customary Southland prices ($5 to $10 per drink). ETHIOPIA -- The Second Annual eCafe Foundation Ethiopian Gold Cooperative Coffee Competition is set for February 20-24 at the central liquoring lab in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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