Scotch and soda
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- noun
- /skɑtʃ ənd ˈsoʊdə/
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Scotch con soda
- Her parents, on patio chairs, drank scotch and soda in tumblers and watched Alice.
- a Scotch and soda, please
- drinking a Scotch and soda
- pour myself a Scotch and soda
Kasura says a drink, Scotch and soda, and he says Mr.
- Kasura says a drink, Scotch and soda, and he says Mr.
Examples
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Give me a scotch and soda.
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What will you have? - Scotch and soda please.
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- Make it a scotch and soda.
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Get Daddy another Scotch and soda.
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- I want a Scotch and soda.
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- Scotch and soda, please.
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"Scotch and soda, please, my dear."
Fiction book (1996) -
Without being asked, he put another scotch and soda in front of Anthony.
Fiction book (1996) -
The bartender brought Anthony a fresh scotch and soda.
Fiction book (1996) -
At the bar, he ordered a Scotch and soda to relax after a long day.
Synonyms
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2.8
A cold drink made by mixing different kinds of alcohol and other ingredients
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase simply names the two constituents joined together: 'Scotch' (whisky) and 'soda' (carbonated water), so a learner who knows those words can infer it denotes the mixed drink of Scotch with soda. This follows a common, transparent beverage-naming pattern (e.g. 'rum and coke') with no idiomatic shift, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Scotch and soda gets its name from the two parts in the glass: Scotch (a kind of whisky) and soda (fizzy water). Bartenders began adding a little soda to strong whisky to make it lighter and more refreshing, so today the phrase means 'a mixed drink of Scotch whisky and club soda'.