Idiom
smoke like a chimney
Meaning
To smoke tobacco frequently.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My neighbor smokes like a chimney.”
“He used to smoke like a chimney, but he finally quit last year for his health.”
“Despite the warnings from his doctor, the old man continued to smoke like a chimney throughout his long and stressful career.”
Examples
simple
“My neighbor smokes like a chimney.”
contextual
“He used to smoke like a chimney, but he finally quit last year for his health.”
complex
“Despite the warnings from his doctor, the old man continued to smoke like a chimney throughout his long and stressful career.”
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