drink with the flies
To drink alcohol while alone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He sits at the bar and drinks with the flies every night.”
“After a long and difficult week, he preferred to drink with the flies at a quiet corner pub rather than go to a party.”
“The aging writer retreated to the dim tavern, choosing to drink with the flies while he contemplated the silence of his empty apartment.”
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as the crow flies
In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
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as the gull flies
In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
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catch flies
To have one's mouth wide open for a prolonged period.
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drink from a firehose
To be overwhelmed (with work, information, etc.); to be inundated with an unrestricted or unfiltered amount.
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drinks o'clock
The time to begin social drinking.
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drive someone to drink
To cause someone to drink lots of alcohol, as an escape from frustration.
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drive to drink
Synonym of drive someone crazy.
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hold one's drink
Synonym of hold one's liquor.
Last updated August 10, 2026