drink with the flies

as the crow flies

In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.

as the gull flies

In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.

catch flies

To have one's mouth wide open for a prolonged period.

drink from a firehose

To be overwhelmed (with work, information, etc.); to be inundated with an unrestricted or unfiltered amount.

drive someone to drink

To cause someone to drink lots of alcohol, as an escape from frustration.

drive to drink

Synonym of drive someone crazy.

hold one's drink

Synonym of hold one's liquor.

long drink

A relatively weak (low alcoholic content per volume) and voluminous mixed drink, typically containing lots of ice and mixer.