wetting one's whistle
Having a drink
To wet one's whistle is to take a drink, especially an alcoholic one.
The whistle is the mouth or throat—the part that gets dry and needs wetting: After that hike, I need to wet my whistle.
The phrase is informal and slightly old-fashioned.
- toastingBrowning by heat
- bottoms upDrinking toast command
- gulpingSwallowing hastily, noisily
- pubbingFrequenting taverns socially
- pub crawlSequential tavern visits
raising a glass · cheers · slaking · sipping · tipping back · knocking back · quenching · imbibing · cold one · carousing · reveling · happy hour · last call · cocktailing · hydrating · guzzling · idiom · watering hole
wetting one's whistleparched
Extremely dry or thirsty
dehydrated · dying of thirst · drying out · thirsting · dehydrating
wetting one's whistlestaying sober
abstaining · going dry · teetotaling · on the wagon · temperance
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