Meaning: abortion-inducing drug

n.
a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion

dru Idiom, Proverb

a cheap drunk

a person who gets drunk on one or two drinks Jo admits she's a cheap drunk. Her limit is two drinks.

a downer (drug)

a drug that relaxes you, a sedative Before bedtime he took a downer to help him relax and sleep.

as drunk as a skunk

very drunk, polluted, sloshed You don't remember the party. You were as drunk as a skunk!

cheap drunk

(See a cheap drunk)

do drugs

use drugs, take drugs They don't hire people who do drugs. No way.

downer (drug)

(See a downer)

drum up

create interest in, recruit, find some customers We have a million widgets to sell. Let's drum up some customers.

on drugs

using drugs, do drugs """Do you know he's on drugs?"" ""Yes. His eyes look blank."""

take drugs

use drugs, do drugs When I take that drug, I feel sick at my stomach.

funky drummer

famous drumtrack by Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown's drummer, often used in hiphop

march to a different drummer

Idiom(s): march to a different drummer

Theme: DIFFERENCE

to believe in a different set of principles.
• John is marching to a different drummer, and he doesn't come to our parties anymore.
• Since Sally started marching to a different drummer, she has had a lot of great new ideas.

in the doldrums

Idiom(s): in the doldrums

Theme: SADNESS

sluggish; inactive; in low spirits.
• He's usually in the doldrums in the winter.
• I had some bad news yesterday, which put me into the doldrums.

have one's druthers

Idiom(s): have one's druthers

Theme: CHOICE

to get one's choice; to be permitted to have one's preference. (Folksy. The druthers is from rather.)
• If I had my druthers, I'd go to France.
• Tom said that if he had his druthers, he'd choose to stay home.

drunk and disorderly

Idiom(s): drunk and disorderly

Theme: DRUNK

a criminal charge for public drunkenness accompanied by bad or offensive behavior. (Fixed order.)
• The judge fined Max for being drunk and disorderly
• In addition to being convicted for driving while intoxicated, Max was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly.

drum sth into one's head

Idiom(s): drum sth into sb('s head)

Theme: EXPLANATION

to make someone learn something through persistent repetition.
• Yes, I know that. They drummed it into me as a child.
• Now I'm drumming it into my own children.
• I will drum it into their heads day and night.

drum some business up

Idiom(s): drum some business up

Theme: COMMERCE

to stimulate people to buy what you are selling.
• I need to do something to drum some business up.
• A little bit of advertising would drum up some business.

drum sb out of

Idiom(s): drum sb out of sth

Theme: EJECT

to expel or send someone away from something, especially in a formal or public fashion. (From the military use of drums on such occasions.)
• The officer was drummed out of the regiment for misconduct.
• I heard that he was drummed out of the country club for cheating on his golf score.

drug on the market

Idiom(s): drug on the market

Theme: ABUNDANCE

on the market in great abundance; a glut on the market.
• Right now, small computers are a drug on the market.
• Ten years ago, small transistor radios were a drug on the market.

What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.

People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol.

What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.

People are less discreet under the influence of alcohol.

Doldrums

If a person is in the doldrums, they are depressed. If a project or something similar is in the doldrums, it isn't making any progress.

Down in the doldrums

If somebody's down in the doldrums, they are depressed and lacking energy.

Drunk as a lord

(UK) Someone who is very drunk is as drunk as a lord.

Drunker than a peach orchard boar

(USA) Southern US expression - Very drunk, as when a boar would eat fermented peaches that have fallen from the tree.

March to the beat of your own drum

If people march to the beat of their own drum, they do things the way they want without taking other people into consideration.

See you on the big drum

A good night phrase to children.

beat the drum|beat|drum

v. phr. To attract attention in order to advertise something or to promote someone, such as a political candidate. Mrs. Smith has been beating the drum in her town in order to get her husband elected mayor.

drum up|drum

v. 1. To get by trying or asking again and again; attract or encourage by continued effort. The car dealer tried to drum up business by advertising low prices. 2. To invent. I will drum up an excuse for coming to see you next week.
Synonym: MAKE UP², THINK UP.

into the doldrums|doldrums|the doldrums

adj. phr. Inactive; sluggish; depressed. The news of our factory's going out of business put all of us in the doldrums.

punch-drunk|drunk|punch

adj. 1. Dazed or become dulled in the mind from being hit in the head. He was a punch-drunk boxer who made his living shining shoes. 2. In a foggy state of mind; groggy. Mary was so thrilled at winning the contest she acted punch-drunk. Mark was punch-drunk for a few minutes after he fell off his bicycle.

beat the drum for

beat the drum for
Praise, promote, publicize, as in He's always beating the drum for his division, which actually has done very well. This term transfers the literal striking of a drum for ceremonial or other purposes to touting the virtues of a person, group, or product. [Mid-1900s]

dead drunk

dead drunk
Completely intoxicated, as in I can't remember a thing about last night; I was dead drunk. This phrase, first recorded in 1599, alludes to the immobility and insensibility of actual death.

drug

drug
drug on the market
a commodity for which there is little or no demand because the supply is so plentiful

drum

drum
1.
beat the drum for
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Informal to seek to arouse interest in or enthusiasm for
2.
drum out of
1) Historical to expel from (the army) with drums beating
2) to expel from in disgrace
3.
drum up
1) to summon by or as by beating a drum
2) to get (business, etc.) by soliciting
4.
on drums
playing drums

drum into someone's head

drum into someone's head
see beat into one's head.

drum out

drum out
Expel or dismiss publicly and in disgrace, as in They drummed him out of the club. This usage, which alludes to dismissal from a military service to the beat of a drum, began to be applied to civilian expulsions in the mid-1700s.

drummer

drummer
see march to a different beat.

druthers

druthers
see have one's druthers.

falling down drunk

falling down drunk
see under drunk as a lord.

quadruplicate

quadruplicate
in quadruplicate
in four identical copies

tight as a drum

tight as a drum
Taut or close-fitting; also, watertight. For example, That baby's eaten so much that the skin on his belly is tight as a drum, or You needn't worry about leaks; this tent is tight as a drum. Originally this expression alluded to the skin of a drumhead, which is tightly stretched, and in the mid-1800s was transferred to other kinds of tautness. Later, however, it sometimes referred to a drum-shaped container, such as an oil drum, which had to be well sealed to prevent leaks, and the expression then signified “watertight.”

More Idioms/Phrases

tie, tied tied to apron strings tiger tiger by the tail tight as a drum tight rein on, a tighten the screws tightrope

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