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down the hatch

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

informal

Equivalents

Françaiscul sec
Portuguêsgoela abaixo
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Magyarfenékig

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.”

CEFR level

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

down the khazi down the line down the middle down the pan down the road down the shitter

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