English Explanatory Dictionary

drown one's sorrows

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-drown one's sorrows.wav

Word forms

drown one's sorrows drowns one's sorrows drowning one's sorrows drowned one's sorrows

Related words

cry in one's beer
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