what's your poison?

what's your poison?
What's your poison?
This is a way of asking someone what they would like to drink, especially alcohol.

The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.

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  • what's your poison? — (informal) What would you like to drink? • • • Main Entry: ↑poison * * * informal used to ask someone what they would like to drink * * * what s your poison? informal + old fashioned used to ask what kind of alcoholic drink someone wants to be… …   Useful english dictionary

  • what's your poison — what do you like to drink? which liquor do you like?    Come over to the bar and I ll buy you a drink. What s your poison? …   English idioms

  • What's your poison? — humorous something that you say in order to ask someone what they would like to drink. It s my round. What s your poison? …   New idioms dictionary

  • Name your poison. — sent. State what you want to drink. (Refers to alcoholic drinks only.) □ Okay, friend, name your poison. □ Step up to the bar and name your poison …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • name your poison — name/pick/choose/your poison humorous phrase used for asking someone what type of alcoholic drink they would like Thesaurus: relating to or associated with drinking alcoholhyponym general words meaningto drink …   Useful english dictionary

  • pick your poison — name/pick/choose/your poison humorous phrase used for asking someone what type of alcoholic drink they would like Thesaurus: relating to or associated with drinking alcoholhyponym general words meaningto drink …   Useful english dictionary

  • choose your poison — name/pick/choose/your poison humorous phrase used for asking someone what type of alcoholic drink they would like Thesaurus: relating to or associated with drinking alcoholhyponym general words meaningto drink …   Useful english dictionary

  • poison — poi|son1 [ˈpɔızən] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: drink, poisonous drink, poison , from Latin potio; POTION] 1.) [U and C] a substance that can cause death or serious illness if you eat it, drink it etc ▪ Belladonna and red arsenic are …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • poison — /ˈpɔɪzən / (say poyzuhn) noun 1. any substance (liquid, solid, or gaseous) which by reason of an inherent deleterious property tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. anything harmful, fatal, baneful, or highly pernicious, as to character,… …  

  • poison — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a substance that can cause death or serious illness if you eat it, drink it etc: These fruits contain a deadly poison. | Joanna committed suicide by swallowing poison. 2 (C, U) something such as an emotion or idea that makes you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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