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Idiom

drinks o'clock

Meaning

The time to begin social drinking.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“It is finally drinks o'clock after a long week.”

“The office meeting finally ended, so we all agreed it was officially drinks o'clock.”

“As the sun dipped below the horizon, the weary travelers decided it was high time for drinks o'clock at the local tavern.”

Examples

simple

“It is finally drinks o'clock after a long week.”

contextual

“The office meeting finally ended, so we all agreed it was officially drinks o'clock.”

complex

“As the sun dipped below the horizon, the weary travelers decided it was high time for drinks o'clock at the local tavern.”

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