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it's five o'clock somewhere

idiom

Used as an excuse for drinking alcoholic beverages outside of customary hours.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all it's cracked up to be

    As good as claims or reputation would suggest.

  2. 02

    bat five hundred

    To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.

  3. 03

    count to five

    Synonym of count to ten.

  4. 04

    drinks o'clock

    The time to begin social drinking.

  5. 05

    five will get you ten

    I strongly believe.

  6. 06

    get one's butt somewhere

    Go somewhere, especially quickly.

  7. 07

    gimme a five

    A request to receive a high five.

  8. 08

    if it's all the same

    If it makes no difference; if nobody minds; if it doesn't bother anyone.

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