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- [dringk lahyk ey fish]
- /drɪŋk laɪk eɪ fɪʃ/
- /drɪŋk laɪk ə fɪʃ/
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- [dringk lahyk ey fish]
- /drɪŋk laɪk eɪ fɪʃ/
Definitions of drink like a fish words
- noun plural drink like a fish any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales. 1
- noun plural drink like a fish (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals. 1
- noun plural drink like a fish the flesh of fishes used as food. 1
- noun plural drink like a fish Fishes, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Pisces. 1
- noun plural drink like a fish Informal. a person: an odd fish; a poor fish. 1
- noun plural drink like a fish a long strip of wood, iron, etc., used to strengthen a mast, joint, etc. 1
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Origin of drink like a fish
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English fis(c)h, fyssh, Old English fisc; cognate with Dutch vis, German Fisch, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic fisks; akin to Latin piscis, Irish iasc; (v.) Middle English fishen, Old English fiscian, cognate with Dutch visschen, German fischen, Old Norse fiska, Gothic fiskôn
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Parts of speech for Drink like a fish
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drink like a fish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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