He likes to prop up the bar every Friday night.
prop up the bar
idiomTo spend time drinking alcohol at the bar in a pub.
After a long week at work, he headed straight to the pub to prop up the bar with his friends.
The old regular continued to prop up the bar until closing time, recounting stories of the neighborhood to anyone who would listen.
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all over bar the shouting
Of an activity where the result is known, but may be subject to change, due to it not being officially finished or announced.
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bar none
Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.
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bar sinister
The state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.
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bar star
A woman who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.
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belly up to the bar
To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.
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call to the bar
Admission to practice in the courts.
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know from a bar of soap
To know; to be acquainted with (a person).
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lower the bar
to lower the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something.