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belt down

Idioms

Swallow very quickly, as in After the race, he belted down a whole quart of water. This phrase is frequently used for guzzling whiskey or some other liquor. [Slang; mid-1800s]

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belt down

Smith continued to belt down the ground and club to the leg side until he picked out Kamindu Mendis off Vishwa.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024

GMT16:07 64 min: A simple belt down the middle of the park exposes the Irish defence.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2015

Randolph then sends a big belt down the park, Begovic claiming possession.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2015

We are in the frost belt down there.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 by Northern Nut Growers Association

She pushed her belt down with both her strong hands; she had taken off her loose, white sleeves, as soon as she came in.

From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne

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