In Cairo, the New York Herald Tribunes correspondent, John ("Tex") OReilly, found U.S. soldiers no less infected with the new English language: "When two Americans are having a drink they no longer shout ‘Down the hatch!’ They raise their glasses and say ‘Cheers’ in modulated tones."
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down the hatch — (informal) Said when about to drink something, esp alcohol, meaning ‘your health’, ‘cheers’ • • • Main Entry: ↑hatch * * * down the hatch humorous phrase an expression used by some people when they are about to drink an alcoholic drink Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
down the hatch — down the throat and into the stomach Another pickled egg went down the hatch. Yum! … English idioms
down the hatch — ► down the hatch informal used as a toast. Main Entry: ↑hatch … English terms dictionary
down the hatch — This idiom can be said before drinking alcohol in company … The small dictionary of idiomes
Down the hatch! — exclam. Let’s drink it! (A drinking toast. See also hatch.) □ Down the hatch! Have another? □ Bottoms up! Down the hatch! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
down the hatch! — {v. phr.}, {informal} Let us drink! * /When we celebrated Mom s birthday, we all raised our glasses and cried in unison, Down the hatch! / … Dictionary of American idioms
down the hatch! — {v. phr.}, {informal} Let us drink! * /When we celebrated Mom s birthday, we all raised our glasses and cried in unison, Down the hatch! / … Dictionary of American idioms
down\ the\ hatch! — v. phr. informal Let us drink! When we celebrated Mom s birthday, we all raised our glasses and cried in unison, Down the hatch! … Словарь американских идиом
Down the hatch! — informal something that you say before drinking an alcoholic drink, especially when you are going to drink it all without stopping. And a whisky for you. Down the hatch, as they say … New idioms dictionary
down the hatch — informal used as a toast. → hatch … English new terms dictionary
