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suck down

idiom
Meaning

To drink (or, more rarely, eat) all of something quickly.


Examples
SIMPLE

He had to suck down his coffee before the bus arrived.

CONTEXTUAL

After running the marathon, she was so thirsty that she sucked down a large bottle of water in seconds.

COMPLEX

The exhausted hikers reached the stream and quickly sucked down the cold water, desperate to quench their intense thirst after the long climb.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    suck a big one

    To be terrible; to be of a very low standard.

  2. 02

    suck a lemon

    To be in a sour or negative mood.

  3. 03

    suck and blow

    To perform two incompatible actions; to hold views which are in contradiction.

  4. 04

    suck donkey balls

    To be terrible, of extremely poor quality.

  5. 05

    suck dry

    To exhaust all the resources of someone or something.

  6. 06

    suck face

    To kiss, especially deeply and for a prolonged time.

  7. 07

    suck hind tit

    To feed from an inferior source of food.

  8. 08

    suck in

    To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage.

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