down the hatch
idiom
informal + often humorous
: into the mouth and down the throat
This whiskey sure goes down the hatch easily!
Give him a couple of chocolate chips to melt in his mouth and disguise the taste. Boom! Medicine down the hatch.—
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But, 15 to 20 minutes after the milkshake had gone down the hatch, the researchers found another wave of dopamine in people’s brains.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2018
Today, she’s grown her platform as a social media, lifestyle, and blogging darling—with a few books down the hatch, too.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 27 May 2021
Indy 500, down the hatch.
—Fred Lief, Chron, 24 Dec. 2020
Your stomach’s primary digestive juice, hydrochloric acid, can dissolve metal, but plastic toys that go down the hatch will come out the other end as good as new.
—Leeaundra Keany, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2010
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2018
Today, she’s grown her platform as a social media, lifestyle, and blogging darling—with a few books down the hatch, too.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 27 May 2021
Indy 500, down the hatch.
—Fred Lief, Chron, 24 Dec. 2020
Your stomach’s primary digestive juice, hydrochloric acid, can dissolve metal, but plastic toys that go down the hatch will come out the other end as good as new.
—Leeaundra Keany, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2010
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“Down the hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20hatch. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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