drink (someone) under the table

idiom

informal
: to drink more alcohol than (someone else) without becoming extremely drunk, unconscious, etc.
He tried to drink me under the table.

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“Drink (someone) under the table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drink%20%28someone%29%20under%20the%20table. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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