To drink someone under the table

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🗓️ 30 June 2015

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Drink to celebrate the good things in life, drink to forget the bad. Here's an expression for people who like an alcoholic drink

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
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0:06.0	The English We Speak
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0:25.0	Ah, okay, Lee, here it is. A nice bottle of red wine, some glasses. Let's celebrate your promotion. Er, Lee?
0:27.0	Lee, where are you?
0:30.0	Down here, Nieu, down here.
0:33.4	What on earth are you doing under the table?
0:36.4	You have always said you can drink me under the table.
0:40.9	Well, yes, I did say that. Well, here I did say that.
0:43.0	Well, here I am.
0:45.0	Give me my wine please.
0:47.0	Lee, in English, when you say you can drink someone under the table, you mean that if you and your friend both drink
0:56.0	the same amount of alcohol, your friend will be very drunk, but you will be fine.
1:01.9	In other words, you're saying that you've got a much higher tolerance of alcohol than another person.
1:08.0	Oh, that's what you meant.
1:12.0	Phew! That's a relief.
1:15.0	It was getting very hot and uncomfortable under the table.
1:19.0	To drink someone under the table as today's expression in the English we speak. Let's hear some examples of how it's used.
1:27.0	I do like a gin and tonic after a hard day at work, but Alan can drink me under the table.
1:35.0	When Beth realized she could drink anyone under the table,
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