make a rabbit bite a bulldog

phrase

Said of very strong or plentiful alcoholic drink.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. colloquialSaid of very strong or plentiful alcoholic drink.

    Fix it pretty strong, will you? Not too much water and about the amount of whisky that would make a rabbit bite a bulldog.

    1924, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 3, in Bill the Conqueror, His Invasion of England in the Springtime
    1 more example

    It was strong enough to make a rabbit bite a bulldog. The best rum was distilled from sugarcane juice and was especially strong and pungent to the taste.

    2018, Selby Parker, Scopophilia, page 142
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