down the hatch

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down the hatch

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informal Into the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage. In Cairo, the New York Herald Tribune's correspondent, John ("Tex") O'Reilly, found U.S. soldiers no less infected with the new English language: "When two Americans are having a drink they no longer shout ‘Down the hatch!’ They raise their glasses and say ‘Cheers’ in modulated tones."

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prep_phrase into the mouth and down the throat

Português	goela abaixo
Français	cul sec

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@misc{down_the_hatch_2026,
  title = {down the hatch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/down%20the%20hatch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}