Slang 2017.07.13

1.Do you think he's gonna hit the bottle tonight?

你觉得他今晚会酗酒吗?

hit the bottle:

(idiomatic, colloquial) To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.

2.Do we have time for a quick one before the train arrives?

火车进站前我们还有时间喝上一杯吗?

quick one:

A brief stop or break to have an alcoholic beverage.

3.We've got some time to kill before we leave. Do you want to have some coffee?

出发之前我们还有些时间可以打发。想去喝点咖啡吗?

kill time:

(informal, intransitive) To spend time doing nothing in particular in order that it seems to pass more quickly.

Related terms:

time killer

time to kill