Meaning of drunk tank | Babel Free
Definitions
A cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober.
Equivalents
Examples
“[I]f you're honest enough you might end⟳ up in the drunk-tank 15 or 20 times and lose⟳ a few jobs and a wife or 2 or maybe slug somebody in the streets and sleep⟳ on a park⟳ bench now and then […].”
“It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank / An old man said to me, “Won't see⟳ another one””
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.
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