smoke like a chimney

verb

To smoke tobacco frequently.

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Meanings

verbsmoke like a chimney (third-person singular simple present smokes like a chimney, present participle smoking like a chimney, simple past and past participle smoked like a chimney)

present singular third person smokes like a chimney · participle present smoking like a chimney · participle past smoked like a chimney · past smoked like a chimney

  1. idiomaticinformalsimileTo smoke tobacco frequently.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
smoke like a furnace

Translations

Bulgarian пуша като комин
  • пуша като комин (puša kato komin)to smoke tobacco frequently
Finnish polttaa kuin korsteeni
  • polttaa kuin korsteenito smoke tobacco frequently
French fumer comme une cheminée, fumer comme un pompier
  • fumer comme une cheminéeto smoke tobacco frequently
  • fumer comme un pompierto smoke tobacco frequently
  • fumer comme un Turcto smoke tobacco frequently
  • fumer comme un sapeurto smoke tobacco frequently
  • fumer comme un dragonto smoke tobacco frequently
  • fumer comme une locomotiveto smoke tobacco frequently
German rauchen wie ein Schlot
  • rauchen wie ein Schlotto smoke tobacco frequently
Greek καπνίζω σαν αράπης, καπνίζω σαν φουγάρο
  • καπνίζω σαν αράπης (kapnízo san arápis)to smoke tobacco frequently
  • καπνίζω σαν φουγάρο (kapnízo san fougáro)to smoke tobacco frequently
Italian fumare come una ciminiera, fumare come un turco
  • fumare come una ciminierato smoke tobacco frequently
  • fumare come un turcoto smoke tobacco frequently
Polish palić jak smok, palić jak lokomotywa
  • palić jak smokto smoke tobacco frequently
  • palić jak lokomotywato smoke tobacco frequently
Romanian a fuma ca un turc
  • a fuma ca un turcto smoke tobacco frequently
Spanish fumar como un carretero, fumar como chino en quiebra
  • fumar como un carreteroto smoke tobacco frequently
  • fumar como chino en quiebrato smoke tobacco frequently
Swedish röka som en borstbindare
  • röka som en borstbindareto smoke tobacco frequently
Turkish baca gibi tüttürmek, fosur fosur sigara içmek
  • baca gibi tüttürmekto smoke tobacco frequently
  • fosur fosur sigara içmekto smoke tobacco frequently
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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