1. It's on me. (= I'll buy you a drink) 2. I'd like to make a toast. (= I'd like to honor a person/event/idea) 3. Here's to... (your health / the New Year / our success)! 4. Another round of drinks, please. 5. Put it on my tab. (tab = bill to pay later, before you leave) 6. He's a bit tipsy. (= a little bit drunk) 7. He's completely sloshed/wasted/plastered. (= completely drunk) 8. She's trying to drown her sorrows. (= drinking alcohol for relief from pain/sadness) 9. I'm the designated driver. (= I'm not drinking alcohol because I will drive other people home later) 10. I had a hangover. / I was hung over. (= the bad feeling you have the morning after drinking too much)
History Facts
A punishment used in China in the old days was for a prisoner to be kept in an iron cage with his head sticking out the top.The cage was too tall to sit in, and too short to stand up. Some prisoners were left to starve to death inside. .. More >>