drink to someone or something

drink to someone or something
drink to someone or something
to toast someone or something; to take an alcoholic drink in honor of someone or something. •

I'll drink to that!

Let us drink to our guest of honor, Wallace J. Wilson!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • drink to — (someone) to wish good health or good luck to someone. Let s drink to Jessica s new job. Usage notes: usually said as a toast a short statement celebrating something and followed by everyone present drinking some wine or other liquid …   New idioms dictionary

  • meat and drink to someone — informal something that someone enjoys doing or can do very easily, usually because they do it often This kind of shot is meat and drink to a player like him …   English dictionary

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