drown one's sorrows

English

Verb

drown one's sorrows (third-person singular simple present drowns one's sorrows, present participle drowning one's sorrows, simple past and past participle drowned one's sorrows)

To drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings.

Translations

to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings

Chinese:
Mandarin: 借酒澆愁／借酒浇愁 (zh) (jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu)
Dutch: zorgen verdrinken
Finnish: juoda suruun
French: noyer son chagrin (fr)
Hebrew: הִטְבִּיעַ אֶת יְגוֹנוֹ (hitbía' et y'gonó)
Hungarian: alkoholba fojtja a bánatát
Icelandic: drekkja sorgum sínum
Italian: annegare i propri dispiaceri nell'alcol
Polish: topić smutki
Portuguese: afogar as mágoas (pt)
Russian: зали́ть го́ре (ru) (zalítʹ góre), зали́ть тоску́ (zalítʹ toskú)
Spanish: ahogar las penas
Swedish: dränka sina sorger

See also

cry in one's beer

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