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French
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə ʒ(ə).te œ̃ vɛʁ dɛ.ʁjɛʁ la kʁa.vat/, /sə ʒ(ə).te œ̃ vɛʁ de.ʁjɛʁ la kʁa.vat/
Verb
se jeter un verre derrière la cravate
- (informal) to knock back a drink, to neck a glass of some drink
- Synonym: s’envoyer un verre derrière la cravate
2005, Stéfani Meunier, L'étrangère, Montréal: Boréal, →ISBN, page 99:J’étais rarement en reste lorsqu’il s’agissait de se jeter un verre derrière la cravate, mais je n’aurais pas pu, même dans les meilleures conditions, suivre le vieil artiste qui s’occupait du service et qui avait besoin de remplir son verre beaucoup plus fréquemment […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)