drink under the table

verb

To drink more alcohol than (someone) while remaining relatively sober.

“She had class, but she could drink most of the guys under the table.”

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Meanings

verbdrink under the table (third-person singular simple present drinks under the table, present participle drinking under the table, simple past drank under the table, past participle drunk under the table)

present singular third person drinks under the table · participle present drinking under the table · past drank under the table · participle past drunk under the table · alternative drink under tables

  1. transitiveTo drink more alcohol than (someone) while remaining relatively sober.

    She had class, but she could drink most of the guys under the table.

Origin

Synchronic aspects: parallel in form with talk someone under the table.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 酒量
  • 酒量 (jiǔliàng)drink more alcohol than
Dutch onder tafel drinken
  • onder tafel drinkendrink more alcohol than
Finnish juoda pöydän alle
  • juoda pöydän alledrink more alcohol than
German unter den Tisch trinken, unter den Tisch saufen
  • unter den Tisch trinkendrink more alcohol than
  • unter den Tisch saufendrink more alcohol than
Hungarian az asztal alá iszik
  • az asztal alá iszikdrink more alcohol than
Polish mieć mocną głowę
  • mieć mocną głowędrink more alcohol than
Russian перепи́ть
  • перепи́ть (perepítʹ)drink more alcohol than
Swedish dricka någon under bordet
  • dricka någon under bordetdrink more alcohol than
Cite this entry
APA

drink under the table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drink%20under%20the%20table

MLA

“drink under the table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drink%20under%20the%20table. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drink under the table,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drink%20under%20the%20table.

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