Meaning of down the hatch | Babel Free

Definitions

Into the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.

informal

Equivalents

Examples

“In Cairo, the New York Herald Tribune's correspondent, John ("Tex") O'Reilly, found U.S. soldiers no less infected with the new English language: "When two Americans are having a drink they no longer shout ‘Down the hatch!’ They raise their glasses and say ‘Cheers’ in modulated tones."”

“As waiters brought trays of meat, the guests reached over and harvested the pink slices with their bare hands, popping them down the hatch.”

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