Context/ examples | M-W: 1hold 6 b : to be able to consume easily or without undue effect can't hold any more pie; especially : to be able to drink (alcoholic beverages) without becoming noticeably drunk can't hold your liquor
OALD: 'hard-drinking adj. drinking a lot of alcohol
CALD: * hard drinker noun someone who often drinks a lot of alcohol * can't hold your drink (US usually can't hold your liquor) disapproving If you can't hold your drink, you feel ill quickly when you drink alcohol.
Chambers: * hard drinker noun a person who drinks persistently and heavily. * hold 1 verb (held , holding) 14 to maintain one's composure and awareness, and not suffer any bad effects, even after large amounts of (alcohol) • She can hold her drink.
DWDS: Säufer, der; -s, -salopp derb abwertend jmd., der gewohnheitsmäßig viel Alkohol trinkt, Trinker
Duden: * Säu|fer, der; -s, - (salopp abwertend): Alkoholabhängiger. * trink|fest : imstande, große Mengen von alkoholischen Getränken zu sich zu nehmen, ohne erkennbar ...
BERTELSMANN Wörterbuch * trink|fest [Adj. , -er, am -esten; nur als Attr. und mit ”sein“] fähig, viel Alkohol zu trinken, ohne sichtlich betrunken zu werden |
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