WET ONE'S WHISTLE

Meaning of WET ONE'S WHISTLE in English

v. phr. , slang To have a drink, especially of liquor. Uncle Willie told John to wait outside for a minute while he went in to the cafe to wet his whistle.

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WET ONE'S WHISTLE — phrasal to take a drink especially of liquor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — phrasal : to take a drink 'tis a hot day and I think our friends will need to wet their …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — have a drink (especially an alcoholic drink)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — : to take a drink especially of liquor
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — to take a drink especially of liquor
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — informal have a drink. → the westward
Concise Oxford English vocab
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — {v. phr.}, {slang} To have a drink, especially of liquor. * /Uncle Willie told John to wait outside for a …
Slang English vocab
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — {v. phr.}, {slang} To have a drink, especially of liquor. * /Uncle Willie told John to wait outside for a …
Словарь английских идиом
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — промочить горло, выпить
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — промочить горло, выпить
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — разг.промочить горло, выпить (о спиртных напитках)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — выпить, промочить глотку
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — выпить, промочить глотку
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — разг. промочить горло, выпить ( о спиртных напитках )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — разг. промочить горло, выпить (о спиртных напитках)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — промочить горло, выпить
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — промочить горло, выпить
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — пропускать стаканчик, выпивать: - Let's come in this fine cafe to wet our whistles.-Давай-ка зайдем в это кафе и пропустим …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — промочить горло
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — промочить горло
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — пропускать стаканчик, выпивать: - Let's come in this fine cafe to wet our whistles.-Давай-ка зайдем в это кафе и пропустим …
English Russian slang dictionary
WET ONE'S WHISTLE — промочить горло, выпить
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHISTLE — I. ˈhwisəl also ˈwi- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WET — I. ˈwet, usu -ed.+V verb ( wet or wetted ; wet or wetted ; wetting ; wets ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHISTLE — (v. i.) An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a …
Английский словарь Webster
WHISTLE
Английский словарь Webster
WHISTLE — ( v. i. ) An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHISTLE — — whistleable , adj. /hwis"euhl, wis"-/ , v. , whistled, whistling , n. v.i. 1. to make a clear musical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WET
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHISTLE — I. ˈhwi-səl, ˈwi- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwistle; akin to Old Norse hvīsla to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WET — I. ˈwet adjective ( wet·ter ; wet·test ) Etymology: Middle English, partly from past participle of weten to wet & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHISTLE
Webster English vocab
WET — adj a dram; a drink. 2. wet ·impf & ·p.p. of wet. 3. wet ·superl refreshed with liquor; drunk. 4. …
Webster English vocab
WHISTLE — [whis.tle] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE hwistle; akin to ON hvisla to whisper] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a small …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WET — [wet] adj wet.ter ; wet.test [ME, partly fr. pp. of weten to wet & partly fr. OE waet wet; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHISTLE — short flute having a stopped lower end and a flue that directs the player's breath from the mouth hole at …
Britannica English vocabulary
WET — wet BrE AmE wet ▷ wets wets ▷ wetted ˈwet ɪd -əd AmE ˈwet̬ əd ▷ wetter ˈwet ə AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHISTLE — / ˈwɪsl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small metal or plastic tube that you blow to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WET — / wet; NAmE / adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective ( wet·ter , wet·test ) 1. covered with or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHISTLE — I. whis ‧ tle 1 /ˈwɪs ə l/ BrE AmE verb 1 . HIGH SOUND [intransitive and transitive] to make …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WET — I. wet 1 S2 W3 /wet/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative wetter , superlative wettest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHISTLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WET
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHISTLE — n. & v. n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WET
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHISTLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed …
Oxford English vocab
WET
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
WHISTLE — ( whistles, whistling, whistled) 1. When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of musical …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WET — ( wetter, wettest, wets, wetting, wetted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHISTLE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bullet whistles (= moves fast making a noise ) ▪ I heard a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WET — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a damp/wet patch ▪ There were damp patches on the ceilings. a dry/wet spell …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHISTLE — [verb] - to make a high sound by forcing air through a small hole or passage, esp. through the lips, …
Cambridge English vocab
WET — (NOT DRY) [adjective], [noun] [U] wetter, wettest - with liquid in, on or around (something); not drya wet floora wet …
Cambridge English vocab

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