wet one's beak
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wet one's beak
verb wets one's beak · wetting one's beak · wet one's beak · wetted one's beak
- To drink a beverage. Rinaldo . . . is represented as a gluttonous feeder, and rather disposed to quarrel over his meat; liking also to ‘wet his beak’ in generous liquor.
- To take one's share from the financial proceeds of illicit activity. "Giorgio," the Don said, ". . . our Family will now serve only as financial advisors to all the other Families. . . . [W]e must protect everyone's money, for which they will let us wet our beaks."
