wet one's whistle
Have a drink
To wet one's whistle is to have a drink, especially an alcoholic one.
The expression is old-fashioned and playful, treating the throat as an instrument that needs moistening to work properly: After that long hike, I need to wet my whistle.
Sometimes appears as wet your whistle or wet the whistle.
- bottoms upDrinking toast command
- down the hatchCasual drinking toast
- raise a glassCeremonial drinking tribute
- pub crawlSequential tavern visits
- tippleAlcoholic beverage, or imbibe
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