Phrase guide

drink like a fish

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To drink (especially alcohol) heavily and in excess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: simile

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: drinken als een tempelier — drink alcohol heavily
  • Esperanto: drinki kiel funelo — drink alcohol heavily
  • Finnish: juoda kuin sieni — drink alcohol heavily
  • French: boire comme un trou — drink alcohol heavily
  • German: saufen wie ein Loch — drink alcohol heavily
  • Hungarian: iszik, mint a kefekötő — drink alcohol heavily
  • Hungarian: iszik, mint a gödény — drink alcohol heavily
  • Italian: bere come una spugna — drink alcohol heavily
  • Japanese: 鯨飲する (geiin suru) — drink alcohol heavily
  • Polish: pić jak szewc — drink alcohol heavily
  • Portuguese: beber como uma esponja — drink alcohol heavily
  • Russian: пить как ло́шадь (pitʹ kak lóšadʹ) — drink alcohol heavily
  • Russian: пить как гу́бка (pitʹ kak gúbka) — drink alcohol heavily
  • Russian: пья́нствовать (pʹjánstvovatʹ) — drink alcohol heavily
  • Russian: буха́ть (buxátʹ) — drink alcohol heavily
  • Spanish: beber como una esponja — drink alcohol heavily
  • Swedish: dricka som en svamp — drink alcohol heavily