in the drink
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
In or into a body of water.
Example Sentences
- ""I'm broke. I came down here wondering whether I'd better throw myself in the drink.""
- ""I've been in the drink," and he related the tale of his recent adventures. "Your raftsman saved my life.""
- "When it comes to cameras, the only thing worse than dropping one on the ground is dropping one in the drink."
- "[H]e ain't so bad neither, when he's not in the drink. He's sorry he hit me now.""
- ""It's no place for the loike o' yez," she said. "An' it black noight, an' men and women wild in the drink; an' Pat Harrigan insoide bloind an' mad in liquor.""
- ""I cannot tell what I may have done in the drink. I may even have told his name, though I remember nothing about it!""