to spill your drink
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1.1
- phrasal verb
:
derramar la bebida
- She accidentally spilled her drink all over the table.
Examples
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I spilled my drink, can I get some napkins?
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You made me spill my drink.
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MAN: I think I spilled my drink.
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You spilled my drink and I let you buy me a beer.
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You're gonna spill your drink.
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Good thing you didn't spill my drink.
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You spilled your drink.
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You spilled my drink.
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I spilled my drink.
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You spilled my drink!
Synonyms
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1.0
To let something fall suddenly or by accident
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1.0
To accidentally cause liquid to flow out of a container
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2.6
Make something fall by hitting or bumping it
How Messy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to accidentally cause the liquid in your drink to flow out' is directly and transparently built from the verb 'spill' plus the possessive 'your' and the noun 'drink'; the combination describes a literal, observable action. This compositional, cross-linguistically common event is predictable for a B1 learner who knows the constituent words, so prior exposure is not required.
Etymology
Spill your drink comes from the simple picture of knocking over a glass so the liquid runs out, where the verb spill is the action and drink is the thing that falls. So it means to let your drink flow out 'by accident' and usually make a mess.