bottoms up

Down the hatch

Bottoms up is a drinking toast, an invitation to drain your glass completely—tipping it until the bottom faces up: Bottoms up, everyone!

The phrase can also describe the act of finishing a drink quickly.

As an adjective, bottom-up describes an approach that starts from the lowest level and works upward: a bottom-up management style.

toast

cheers

Casual toast or farewell

  • saluteGestural sign of honor
  • skolNorse health toast
  • prostGerman drinking salute

l'chaim · na zdorovie · salud · mazel tov

drinking

chug

Drink in gulps

  • quaffDrink in gulps
  • gulpHasty, large swallow
  • swigLarge hasty draught

guzzle · drain · down · finish · empty · shot · shooter · slam · knock back · throw back

celebration

party

Gathering for celebration

conviviality · good times · nightlife · happy hour · pub crawl · bar hopping · round of drinks · carousing · socializing

inversion

upside down

Reversed in vertical orientation

turned over · overturned · topsy-turvy · upended

Categories
Opposites
drinking behavior

bottoms upsip

Small mouthful of liquid

sip slowly · take it slow · moderation · abstain · pace yourself

orientation/direction

bottoms upright side up

Correct vertical orientation

upright · top down · top up · upside down

Family

bottom, bottle, bottled, bottles, bottling, bottomless, bottomed, bottommost, bottoming

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG