wet one's whistle
English
Verb
- (idiomatic) To have a drink; to quench one's thirst.
- 1876, Wilkie Collins, The Two Destinies, ch. 9:
- I'll take another glass of the sherry wine, just to wet my whistle, as the vulgar saying is, before I begin.
- 1876, Wilkie Collins, The Two Destinies, ch. 9:
Synonyms
Translations
to have a drink
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