# suck down

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/suck-down
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

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

## Examples

- He had to suck down his coffee before the bus arrived.
- After running the marathon, she was so thirsty that she sucked down a large bottle of water in seconds.
- The exhausted hikers reached the stream and quickly sucked down the cold water, desperate to quench their intense thirst after the long climb.

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