hold one's drink

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Verb

hold one's drink (third-person singular simple present holds one's drink, present participle holding one's drink, simple past and past participle held one's drink)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of hold one's liquor.
    • 2013 September 10, Nigel Bunyan, “Michael Le Vell acquittal leaves actor vindicated but deeply wounded”, in The Guardian:
      When Laws asked how he could hold his drink, Le Vell provoked mirth in the public gallery by recounting how he had once taken part in a programme intended to test the effects of alcohol and people's ability behind the wheel of a car.