词汇 | wet your whistle |
释义 | Idiom wet your whistlewet (your) whistle old-fashioned to have a drink, especially an alcoholic drink.You must be thirsty after all that work - would you care to wet your whistle? wet (one's) whistleTo have something to drink. I'm parched. I'm going to need to wet my whistle before we go on. If you're looking for Barney, he's down at the pub wetting his whistle. wet your whistleOLD-FASHIONED, INFORMALIf you wet your whistle, you have a drink, especially an alcoholic drink. There's a mouth-watering menu and an excellent selection of beers to wet your whistle. Note: `Whistle' is an old slang word for mouth or throat. wet your whistlehave a drink. informalwet your ˈwhistle(old-fashioned, informal) have an alcoholic drink |
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