http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HoldMyLiquor/wvvzl/post.htm#689087Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:59:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:689087Madhulk0http://www.englishforums.com/English/HoldMyLiquor/wvvzl/post.htm#689087http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-689087.xmlThanks all three of you!http://www.englishforums.com/English/HoldMyLiquor/wvvzl/post.htm#689085Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:54:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:689085Philip1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HoldMyLiquor/wvvzl/post.htm#689085http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-689085.xmlThe expression refers to a person who can drink a lot of alcohol and not become visibly inebriated. "A fifth" is the standard size for a bottle of whiskey or other hard liquor - it used to be 1/5 gallon; now 750 ml Visibly is the key-word here. People I know in AA tell me that, except for the size of a person, the result of similar amounts of alcohol consumed affects most people about the same, as far as mental ability and quick-response actions are concerned. But, I'm no doctor.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HoldMyLiquor/wvvzl/post.htm#689079Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:43:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:689079AlpheccaStars2http://www.englishforums.com/English/HoldMyLiquor/wvvzl/post.htm#689079http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-689079.xmlThe expression refers to a person who can drink a lot of alcohol and not become visibly inebriated. "A fifth" is the standard size for a bottle of whiskey or other hard liquor - it used to be 1/5 gallon; now 750 mlhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HoldMyLiquor/wvvzl/post.htm#689077Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:36:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:689077RayH3http://www.englishforums.com/English/HoldMyLiquor/wvvzl/post.htm#689077http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-689077.xmlI can hold my liquor like no other. She can withstand the booze affect? Yes. It's in the Mercer genes. Daddy dearest used to be able to finish off a fifth ( of a gallon? )before the lunch whistle blew Yes. at the mill.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HoldMyLiquor/wvvzl/post.htmFri, 20 Mar 2009 19:13:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:689072Madhulk4http://www.englishforums.com/English/HoldMyLiquor/wvvzl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-689072.xmlI can hold my liquor like no other. She can withstand the booze affect? It's in the Mercer genes. Daddy dearest used to be able to finish off a fifth ( of a gallon? )before the lunch whistle blew at the mill.