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hollow leg

American  

noun

  1. an ability or inclination to drink large quantities of alcoholic beverages, especially without evident drunkenness.


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Think I’m pulling your hollow leg?

From Los Angeles Times

The hollow leg of a papier-mâché stegosaurus might be the weirdest place a body has ever been found, but it's not the only bizarre location from the annals of crime and misadventure.

From Salon

The father then saw the corpse through a crack in the Stegosaurus' hollow leg.

From BBC

Instead of my legendary big appetite and “hollow leg” – a running joke in my family – I picked at my food, looking more like a scarecrow with each passing week.

From The Guardian

Instead of my legendary big appetite and “hollow leg” - a running joke in my family - I picked at my food, looking more like a scarecrow with each passing week.

From Washington Times