wet one's whistle en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To have a drink; to quench one's thirst.
I'll take another glass of the sherry wine, just to wet my whistle, as the vulgar saying is, before I begin.
1876, Wilkie Collins, chapter 9, in The Two Destinies:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wet one's whistle | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| wet one's whistle | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| wetted one's whistle | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| wetted one's whistle | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| wetting one's whistle | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| wets one's whistle | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (15)
cmn 润喉 (to have a drink) · hy կոկորդը թրջել (to have a drink) · cs svlažit volátko (to have a drink) · pt molhar a garganta (to have a drink) · cy gwlychu ei big (to have a drink) · is væta kverkarnar (to have a drink) · ga do phíobán a fhliuchadh (to have a drink) · arz بَلّ ريقه (to have a drink) · pl napić się (to have a drink) · cmn 解渴 (to have a drink) · ja 喉を潤す (to have a drink) · de sich die Kehle befeuchten (to have a drink) · es mojar el gaznate (to have a drink) · ru промочить го́рло (to have a drink) · fi kostuttaa kurkkuaan (to have a drink)