Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Nurse (a drink)?
I heard someone express drinking alcohol(beer, wine etc,.) one sip another sip and again..another sip as nursing (a drink..)
Is it what you say for the situation? or what expression do you use?
Is it what you say for the situation? or what expression do you use?
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) Is it what you say for the situation? It's fine. or what expression do you use?
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Hi,
I heard someone express drinking alcohol(beer, wine etc,.) one sip another sip and again..another sip as nursing(a drink..)
Is it what you say for the situation? It's fine.
or what expression do you use? I sometimes hear
eg He's making his drink last
I heard someone express drinking alcohol(beer, wine etc,.) one sip another sip and again..another sip as nursing(a drink..)
Is it what you say for the situation? It's fine.
or what expression do you use? I sometimes hear
eg He's making his drink last
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Hi,
It's interesting to hear that.(He nursed it)
My dictionaries don't give that definition; I suppose it is because it's not been used for ages?
It's interesting to hear that.(He nursed it)
My dictionaries don't give that definition; I suppose it is because it's not been used for ages?
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moon7296Hi,No, that's not why - it's a reasonably common expression. Perhaps you're looking under the noun entry and not the verb entry. It is, for example, included in the Merriam-Webster online dicti
It's interesting to hear that.(He nursed it)
My dictionaries don't give that definition; I suppose it is because it's not been used for ages?
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Thank you CS.
I followed the link and had a look at the verb 'nurse'. But I didn't find the meaning as 'he nursed his beer'.
Could you please tell me which number representing it?
I followed the link and had a look at the verb 'nurse'. But I didn't find the meaning as 'he nursed his beer'.
Could you please tell me which number representing it?
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