- nurse a drink
- {v. phr.}, {informal} To hold a drink in one's hand at a party, pretending to be drinking it or taking extremely small sips only. * /John's been nursing that drink all evening./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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nurse a drink — {v. phr.}, {informal} To hold a drink in one s hand at a party, pretending to be drinking it or taking extremely small sips only. * /John s been nursing that drink all evening./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nurse\ a\ drink — v. phr. informal To hold a drink in one s hand at a party, pretending to be drinking it or taking extremely small sips only. John s been nursing that drink all evening … Словарь американских идиом
nurse — nurse1 W3S3 [nə:s US nə:rs] n ↑stethoscope [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: nurice, from Latin nutricius; NUTRITIOUS] 1.) someone whose job is to look after people who are ill or injured, usually in a hospital ▪ The nurse is coming to give … Dictionary of contemporary English
nurse — nurse1 [ nɜrs ] noun count *** 1. ) someone who is trained to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital a ) someone who performs basic health checks and gives IMMUNIZATIONS at a doctor s SURGERY 2. ) OLD FASHIONED a woman whose… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nurse — I UK [nɜː(r)s] / US [nɜrs] noun [countable] Word forms nurse : singular nurse plural nurses *** 1) a) someone who is trained to look after ill or injured people, usually in a hospital b) someone who performs basic health checks and gives… … English dictionary
Nurse with Wound — ist eine 1978 vom britischen Musiker Steven Stapleton gegründete Avantgarde Band. Steven Stapleton, der zuvor als Roadie bei verschiedenen Krautrock Bands, unter anderem Guru Guru und Kraan, arbeitete, gründete Nurse with Wound, als er ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nurse With Wound — ist eine 1978 vom britischen Musiker Steven Stapleton gegründete Avantgarde Band. Steven Stapleton, der zuvor als Roadie bei verschiedenen Krautrock Bands, unter anderem Guru Guru und Kraan, arbeitete, gründete Nurse With Wound, als er ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nurse With Wound — Жанр Индастриал Краут рок Авангард Экспериментальный рок Годы 1977 по сей день … Википедия
drink — I n. 1) to fix, make, mix a drink 2) to pour a drink 3) to have, take; nurse; toss off a drink 4) a fizzy (BE); potent, stiff, strong; still (BE) ( not sparkling ); weak drink 5) a mixed; soft drink 6) (misc.) to drown one s sorrows in drink II v … Combinatory dictionary
nurse — /nerrs/, n., v., nursed, nursing. 1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Cf. nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, physician s assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse. 2. a woman who has the general care of … Universalium
