drink like a fish
Consume alcohol excessively
To drink like a fish is to consume alcohol in large quantities, habitually or on a given occasion.
The image suggests the constant intake of water by fish breathing through gills: He's been drinking like a fish since his divorce.
The phrase implies excess without necessarily condemning it.
Fermented grain drink
Drunken state
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
sloshed · wasted · buzzed · sozzled · blotto · besotted · soused · pickled
State of needing another
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
recovery · relapse · detox · intervention · enabler · AA · sobriety · twelve-step
Absorbent cleaning material
- hollow legCapacity to consume endlessly
- thirstyNeeding hydration
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
Bout of excess
- guzzlingDrinking fast and eagerly
- swillingDrinking heavily, messily
- quaffingDrinking deeply, eagerly
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
imbibing · excessive · unrestrained · insatiable · voracious · bottomless · habitual · nightly
beer
Fermented grain drink
spirits · wine · rum · gin · tequila · cocktail · pub · bar · tavern · brewery
inebriation
Drunken state
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
plastered · sloshed · wasted · buzzed · sozzled · blotto · besotted · soused · pickled · boozy
dependence
State of needing another
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
rehabilitation · recovery · relapse · detox · intervention · enabler · AA · sobriety · twelve-step · sponsor
sponge
Absorbent cleaning material
- hollow legCapacity to consume endlessly
- thirstyNeeding hydration
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
quench · gulp · chug · swig · drain · tankard · keg · barrel · well · reservoir
binge
Bout of excess
overindulgence · imbibing · excessive · unrestrained · insatiable · voracious · bottomless · habitual · nightly · compulsive
- fishing idiomshook line and sinker, the one that got away, cast a wide net, take the bait, reel in
- Drinking Slangwasted, hammered, plastered, smashed, tanked
drink like a fishteetotal
Avoiding all alcohol
abstain · sober · dry · teetotaler · on the wagon
drink like a fishtemperance
Habitual moderation in behavior
take the pledge · abstinent · prohibitionist · twelve-stepper · sober as a judge
drink, drinks, drank, drunk, drinking, drinker, drinkers, drinkable, like