swig brandy

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to drink brandy quickly in large mouthfuls, especially from a bottle

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  • The old sailor swigged brandy straight from the flask to warm himself.
  • After a long day, he often swigs brandy by the fireplace.
  • I saw him swigging brandy in the alley, trying to forget his troubles.
  • All he wanted to do was swig brandy and stare at the sea.
  • He nervously swigged the brandy before going on stage.
  • "Give me that bottle! I need to swig some brandy," he demanded.
  • Before the duel, the count took a moment to swig brandy from a silver hip flask.
  • The triumphant climbers gathered around the fire and swigged brandy to celebrate.
  • Don't just swig the expensive brandy; you're supposed to sip and savor it!
  • By the time we found him, he had already swigged half the bottle of brandy.