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Latest post Fri, Sep 29 2006 7:06 PM by J Lewis. 5 replies.
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Anonymous  +  273662 Thu, 28 Sep 06 06:19 PM

Hi! I have a question.

Does this phrase "he met him over a drink" mean that he met him accidentally?

Thanks in advance.

Kristina
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nona the brit  +  273668 Thu, 28 Sep 06 06:37 PM

No, it sounds as though they agreed to meet but informally for a drink.

If they'd just met accidentally you'd say where they met, not 'over a drink'.
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Marius Hancu, 3 yr 57 days ago
My reading is the same as Nona's: they planned to talk/meet while having some drinks.
ewomack  +  273697 Thu, 28 Sep 06 07:40 PM
Yes. "They met over drinks" implies a casual meeting at a bar, restaurant or café. I've never realized what a strange phrase that is, but I use it all the time.
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J Lewis  +  274233 Fri, 29 Sep 06 07:06 PM
To Ed Womack: it's not so strange. Imagine two people sittng at a table with glasses of beer between them. They look at each other and speak over the drink.
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