Collocation
have a drink
to drink an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage; often used to suggest taking time to drink something (sometimes socially)
Definition
'have a drink' is a common English collocation. to drink an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage; often used to suggest taking time to drink something (sometimes socially)
have + a + drink
“Let’s have a drink after work.”
Examples
- Do you want to have a drink with us after dinner?
- I’m going to have a drink and then head home.
- We had a drink at the hotel bar before the show started.
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- She said she would rather have a drink at home than go out.
- Let’s have a drink to celebrate your new job.
- After the meeting, the team went to have a drink together.
- He stopped by to have a drink and catch up for a few minutes.
- If you’re free later, we could have a drink and talk things over.
- They often have a drink on the patio while watching the sunset.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder