swifty
noun[Cusually singular]
informaluk/ˈswɪf.ti/us/ˈswɪf.ti/UK
adrink, usually analcoholicone, that you havequickly:
（很快喝掉的）一杯（尤指酒）Westoppedin Covent Garden for a swifty and asnack.我们在科文特花园停下来很快地喝了一杯，还吃了点东西。
something that you dosuddenly, without giving anywarningthat you are going to do it:
（没有预先准备或者计划的）突然去做的事If you'replayingwithpeopleyou don'tknowtoo well, they canpulla swifty,changethekeyof asong, andsuddenlyyou'resingingbadlyand you can'tworkout why.如果你和不太熟悉的人在一起玩，他们可能突然做点什么，把歌的调子变了，突然间你唱得很糟糕，却又不知道为什么。
- Thethinkingwas that he would onlysecurethetruthabout what was going on in theregionalofficesif he had a swifty with thelocallads.
- When you'veworkedup athirst,headto thesaloonfor a swifty.
- Needless to say I amhopelessat "swifties" and afterdowningapintin 10minuteswasprettydrunk.
- He maytrytopulla swifty on theelectorate.
Drinking alcohol
- abstinence
- abstinence-only
- after hoursidiom
- bar-hop
- barhopping
- drinksomeoneunder the tableidiom
- drinker
- drinking
- drinking game
- drinking-up time
- drown
- hangover
- hatch
- imbibe
- name your poisonidiom
- on the boozeidiom
- out of hoursidiom
- outdrink
- overdrink
- ply
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