liquid refreshment
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3.5
- noun
- Informal
:
bebida refrescante
- In return, I can provide you with some liquid refreshment.
Examples
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Be a good drone, Twiki, and place me on the table... where I can get a good look at the captain while you get him some liquid refreshment.
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After a long hike, we enjoyed some liquid refreshment on the patio.
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Do you need more liquid refreshment?
Fiction book (1999) -
OK, We have some liquid refreshment that's pretty dark looking.
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Okay, water, H2O, just a little liquid refreshment, please.
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I don't need any liquid refreshment.
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For liquid refreshment, we had lemonade and a couple of quarts of distilled ethyl alcohol.
Fiction book (1993) -
The bartender suggested a variety of liquid refreshments for the party guests.
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At the picnic, everyone brought their favorite liquid refreshment to share.
Synonyms
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1.0
A liquid people put in their mouths and swallow, like water or juice
166
1.7
A drink other than water, for example tea or juice
40
1.0
A drink without alcohol that has bubbles, like soda or lemonade
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5.6
A strong sweet alcoholic drink often served after a meal
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4.4
A cold alcoholic drink made with wine and fruit juice served with ice
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6.3
A sweet flavored drink often served after a meal
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2.3
A cold drink that makes you feel better when you are tired or hot
A cold drink that quickly makes you feel refreshed
A cold blended drink made from fruit that cools you and reduces thirst
How Refreshing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's core meaning 'a drink' is directly and compositionally derived from 'liquid' (a fluid) modifying 'refreshment' (a thing that refreshes), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it denotes a beverage. While it can sometimes be used euphemistically to imply an alcoholic drink, that pragmatic nuance does not prevent the basic, transparent interpretation.
Etymology
The phrase liquid refreshment gives a clear image: liquid is a drink and refreshment is something that makes you feel better. So people use it as a polite way to say 'drink', often one that is cool or served at a party and sometimes alcoholic.