lush it up en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To drink alcohol to excess; to get drunk.
“Say, man, how you coming with Eva?” the host asked. “Fine, fine, we lushing it up.”
1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published January 1963, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lushes it up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| lushed it up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lushed it up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| lushing it up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
lush · lush up · lush around