drown one's sorrows

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 借酒澆愁 /借酒浇愁 (jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu) — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Dutch: zorgen verdrinken — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Finnish: juoda suruun — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• French: noyer son chagrin — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Hebrew: הִטְבִּיעַ אֶת יְגוֹנוֹ (hitbía' et y'gonó) — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Hungarian: alkoholba fojtja a bánatát — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Icelandic: drekkja sorgum sínum — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Italian: annegare i propri dispiaceri nell'alcol — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Polish: topić smutki — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Portuguese: afogar as mágoas — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Russian: зали́ть го́ре (zalítʹ góre) — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Russian: зали́ть тоску́ (zalítʹ toskú) — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Spanish: ahogar las penas — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings
• Swedish: dränka sina sorger — to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings