drunk tank Idiom, Proverb
in the tank
in jail, in prison, in the slammer While he was in the tank, he studied science and history.
into the tank
into business failure, into bankruptcy Two companies went into the tank because of free trade.
tank
a drunk, an alcoholic, lush, wino Percy - that tank! He drinks a case of beer every day.
tanked/tanked up
drunk, polluted, sloshed, wasted After an evening at the tavern, the sailors were tanked.
think tank
people thinking together, brain storm Our company think tank will solve the problem.
Avenue-tank
a bus
beat up tank
in the state of being highly intoxicated:"Brian's a beat up tank tonight"
suga in tha tank
refers to a man that acts feminine
think tank|tank|think
n. A company of researchers who spend their time developing ideas and concepts.
The government hired a think tank to study the country's need for coins, and was advised to stop making pennies.
tank up
tank up 1) Fill a gas tank with fuel, as in
As soon as we tank up the car we can leave. [First half of 1900s]
2) Drink to the point of intoxication. F. Scott Fitzgerald used this expression in
The Great Gatsby (1926): “I think he'd tanked up a good deal at luncheon.” This expression often is put in the passive, meaning “be or become intoxicated,” as in
My roommate really got tanked up last night. [Slang; c. 1900]
drunk tank
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