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Meaning of drinks o'clock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The time to begin social drinking.

idiomatic, informal, uncountable

Examples

“On one occasion I saw him standing behind the bar so vividly that at first glance I thought it was my husband, Stu, preparing for drinks o'clock!”
“When it's drinks o'clock, pour ice into a cocktail shaker as well as 350 ml/12 fl oz/1½ cups of the drink mixture.”
“That afternoon, ahead of the usual drinks o'clock in the Muromets bar, he took the fire bucket into his room, carefully counted out the fag ends and tipped the contents onto a spread newspaper.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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