BOOZE


Meaning of BOOZE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ cheap

▪ free

There was free ~ at the party.

VERB + BOOZE

▪ smell

I could smell ~ on his breath.

▪ bring , take

We need to take some ~ to the party.

▪ turn to

He turned to ~ (= started drinking a lot of alcohol) when his wife died.

▪ kick

She's still trying to kick the ~ (= stop drinking so much alcohol) .

BOOZE + NOUN

▪ problem

▪ cruise (= trip to buy cheap alcohol) ( BrE )

▪ cruise (= party on a boat where alcohol is drunk) ( AmE )

PREPOSITION

▪ off the ~ (= not drinking alcohol)

She's been off the ~ for a month now.

▪ on the ~ (= drinking alcohol)

He was dry for years but now he's back on the ~.

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