drink up
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Definition
Verb: - To consume a beverage completely, leaving no liquid remaining in its container or glass. It specifically emphasizes finishing the drink, often in a single or final action.
Usage
This phrasal verb is used as a direct command or suggestion to finish a drink. It is often used in social or informal settings to encourage someone to finish their current beverage, perhaps before receiving more, leaving, or moving on to another activity.
Examples
- Verb:
- "Drink up, everyone! The bar is closing in ten minutes."
- He told his son to drink up his milk before going to school.
- "Drink up—there's more wine coming," she said, refilling the glasses.
Advanced Usage
- Imperative for Prompting: Most commonly used in the imperative mood to urge completion.
- "Drink up, we need to leave."
- Figurative Use (Rare): Can be used figuratively to mean to absorb or take in something completely, though this is less common.
- The dry soil drank up the rainwater.
Variants and Related Words
- Drink (verb): To take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it. (The base verb without the completive aspect of "up").
- Finish off: To consume or complete the last part of something, often food or drink.
- Down (verb, informal): To drink something, especially quickly or completely.
- He downed his coffee in one gulp.
Synonyms
- Finish (one's drink)
- Drain (one's glass)
- Polish off (informal)
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Drink to: To wish someone good health or success while raising a glass and drinking.
- Let's drink to the newlyweds!
- Drink in: To absorb or appreciate something eagerly with the senses.
- She stood on the balcony, drinking in the beautiful view.
Related Idioms
- Bottoms up!: An informal toast or exhortation to finish a drink completely.
- Drink someone under the table: To be able to drink much more alcohol than someone else without becoming as intoxicated.
Verb
- drink to the last drop
- drink up--there's more wine coming