Meaning:
ale drinker
n.
someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale
ink Idiom, Proverb
come to think of it
now that I remember it, a thought has just come Come to think of it, I was the one who suggested marriage.
dink
penis, dork, hoo-haw Did you wash your hands after you touched your dink?
DINKS
married couples who have Double Income No Kids Our travel packages are purchased mainly by DINKS.
don't think so
do not believe it is so, think not """Do you have dandruff?"" ""I don't think so."""
drink like a fish
drink a lot of liquor every day If Hal is coming to visit, buy lots of beer. He drinks like a fish.
drink up
drink your wine etc., bottoms up Drink up, my friends. It's Buddy's birthday!
drink you under the table
drink more liquor than you, drink and not pass out, put you away After three glasses of beer, you're nearly drunk. I bet I can drink you under the table!
drive you to drink
cause you to drink alcohol or want to be drunk His critical attitude will drive you to drink. I had to resign.
everything but the kitchen sink
almost everything, the whole works We put everything in his truck, everything but the kitchen sink!
fink
fool, jerk, nerd You fink! You sat on my pizza!
fish and company stink after three days
fish should be eaten while it is fresh, and guests should not stay too long Grandfather had this sign on the wall of his garage: Fish and company stink after three days!
forty winks
a short sleep during the day As soon as I arrived home I lay down and had forty winks.
get the wrinkles out
improve, revise When they get the wrinkles out of the electric car, I'll buy one.
go like stink
go fast, accelerate quickly That Mustang goes like stink. It's a fast car.
have an inkling
know, be aware of, have a clue I didn't have an inkling that you loved him. I didn't know.
head shrinker
a psychiatrist The man was told to go and see a head shrinker after he threatened the woman in the store several times.
hold your drinks
drink liquor but not be rude or foolish You may be able to hold your drinks, but you can't drive my car.
hook, line and sinker
without question or doubt, completely She fell in love with her new boyfriend hook, line and sinker.
in the drink
failing, bankrupt, up the creek In the drink - that's where I'd be without you. A total failure.
in the pink
looking and feeling healthy and happy Last time I saw Barb, she was in the pink. She looked great.
in the wink of an eye
very quickly, in a split second In the wink of an eye, the coin disappeared from the man's hand.
no shrinking violet
a bold woman, not a timid woman Barb will defend her rights. She's no shrinking violet.
on the blink
not working My stereo has been on the blink for the last few months.
on the brink
close, almost there, on the verge Their marriage is failing. They're on the brink of divorce.
pink slip
dismissal notice from a job He received his pink slip yesterday and no longer has a job.
raise a stink
complain a lot, cause an argument or a bad scene Gunter raised a stink by accusing the chairman of stealing funds.
red ink
debt (red ink on a financial statement) The automobile company has been drowning in red ink since the US dollar began to rise.
shrink/head shrink
psychiatrist, therapist If I can't manage my personal life, I can always visit a shrink.
shrinking violet
(See no shrinking violet)
sink (get) one
have something real or solid to think about, struggle with I was finally able to sink my teeth into the problem and began to find a solution.
sink in
to penetrate, become understood What he said hasn
sink one
go to work seriously It
sink or swim
fail or succeed by your own efforts He will have to sink or swim when he begins his new job.
sinking feeling
"feeling of failure; despair" When I saw the ambulance at our house, I got a sinking feeling.
sleep a wink
get a moment
spike a drink
put alcohol in a drink of juice or pop or coffee Somebody must have spiked my drink. I feel quite dizzy.
stink
terrible, bad quality Do you like that new policy at your company? No, I think it stinks.
stink the joint out
play very poorly, perform badly In Chicago, we stunk the joint out, losing 7-1 to the Hawks.
think better of
consider something again and make a better decision about something I would think better of going to Europe in the winter if I have a chance to go again.
think better of it
change my decision, decide not to do it We were going to buy a trailer, but we thought better of it.
think little of
think that something or someone is not important or valuable She is not very happy and seems to think little of the people that she is working with.
think nothing of it
my help was nothing, no problem, not at all """Thank you for helping us find our lost puppy."" ""Think nothing of it."""
think nothing of something
not worry about something, forget it When he goes drinking he thinks nothing of spending most of his money at one time.
think out
think through to the end I didn
think out loud
say what one is thinking I am sorry. I was thinking out loud about the new system we have started.
think over
think more about, consider I'm going to think over what you said about keeping the baby.
think straight
think clearly, be rational "I'm so tired I can't think straight. Let me rest; then we can talk."
think tank
people thinking together, brain storm Our company think tank will solve the problem.
think the world of
admire greatly, worship the ground... Samson thinks the world of you. He would do anything for you.
think through
think in steps, think carefully Before you go to the manager with an idea, think it through.