round of drinks
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2.9
- noun
:
ronda de bebidas
- We'll have time for one round of drinks.
- buy a round of drinks
- order a round of drinks
- get a round of drinks
But yeah, it was just it because I was first to buy rounds of drinks at the bar.
- But yeah, it was just it because I was first to buy rounds of drinks at the bar.
- And if that a lot of times that looks like round after round after round after round of drinks.
- Who can I buy a round of drinks for just to have fun, cool people who I might be able to hang out with and who might enjoy hanging out with me?
- OK, in real life, don't hesitate to wink at her, say when you're leaving the table to grab the rounds of drinks.
Examples
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Round of drinks on the house.
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If you have some extra tips to spare, consider buying a round of drinks for the kitchen team.
Blog text (2) -
Can I get you started with a round of drinks?
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We can all use a round of drinks.
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Do us all a round of drinks.
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Get us a round of drinks.
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Just get another round of drinks.
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First round of drinks coming up.
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I bought a round of drinks with my ten-dollar bill and left the change on the counter.
Fiction book (1992) -
Let's buy a round of drinks to celebrate our success together.
Synonyms
107
4.2
A serving of drinks bought for everyone in a group
10
3.5
A set of drinks bought for everyone, with people taking turns to pay
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'round' has a specific sense 'a serving for everyone present' and combined with 'drinks' yields the meaning 'a set of drinks for the group.' This pattern (buying a 'round' of drinks) is common in English and has clear parallels in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words and senses should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase round of drinks comes from pubs where someone would buy one round by going around the table and giving drinks to everyone at the same time. So a round of drinks means 'a set of drinks bought for the whole group' and often that it is someone's 'turn' to pay.