quo Idiom, Proverb

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hard liquor

strong liquor (rum etc.) with 40 % alcohol The bar was serving beer, wine and several kinds of hard liquor.

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hold her liquor

drink but not get drunk, hold your drinks Thelma can hold her liquor. She looks sober after five drinks.

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je ne sais quoi

I do not know what it is, it is a special something She has a special quality, this lady, a certain je ne sais quoi.

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liquored up

drunk, having drunk too much liquor, sloshed I wish Pa wouldn't get liquored up when he goes to town.

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Status quo

Someone who wants to preserve the status quo wants a particular situation to remain unchanged.

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liquor someone up

To get someone drunk.

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liquor up|liquor

v. phr., slang To drink an excessive amount of liquor before engaging in some activity as if comparing oneself to a car that needs to be filled before a journey. Joe always liquors up before he takes Sue for a dance.

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quid pro quo

quid pro quo
An equal exchange or substitution, as in I think it should be quid pro quo—you mow the lawn and I'll take you to the movies. This Latin expression, meaning “something for something,” has been used in English since the late 1500s.