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.