Meaning of dead soldier | Babel Free
Definitions
An empty container, usually a bottle or can which contained an alcoholic beverage.
idiomatic, slang
Equivalents
Français
cadavre
Examples
“Another Dead Soldier! (Lays the bottle gently on its side.)”
“We knocked another couple back / The dead soldiers lined up on the table”
“When my mother drinks beer, she peeks in the bottle to make sure it's a dead soldier.”
“By the time the pint was a dead soldier, Decker had the man's life story.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.