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Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.

idiomatic

Examples

“One day is no worse than the next for El Caucho; so it's a whim when he starts bending his elbow or ties one on. When he is really "plastered," El Caucho looks grim, but he isn't really nasty.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

bend over bend over backwards bend someone's ear bend someone's will bend the brain bend the knee

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