nursing a drink
Making it last
Nursing a drink is drinking slowly, making a single beverage last a long time.
Someone nursing a drink at a bar may be low on money, waiting for someone, or simply not wanting to get drunk: He sat in the corner nursing a beer for two hours.
The image is of careful, attentive handling—like a nurse tending to something fragile.
- sippingDrinking in small mouthfuls
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- slowLacking in speed
- barDrinking establishment
- dive barRundown, cheap drinking spot
watering hole · glass · savoring · whiskey · stool · contemplating · brooding · cradling · swirling · ice · on the rocks · lonely · melancholy · nightcap · dimly · bartender · happy hour · coaster
nursing a drinkchugging
Drinking rapidly, continuously
knocking back · guzzling · throwing back · shotgunning · quaffing
nursing a drinkbinge drinking
Rapid excessive alcohol consumption
hitting the bottle · getting wasted · tying one on · going hard · boozing
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