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dispel melancholy by drinks; drown one's sorrows in liquor; drown one's worries in drink; take to drinking to forget one's sorrows

jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu

借 酒 浇 愁

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derogdispel melancholy by drinks; drown one's sorrows in liquor; drown one's worries in drink; take to drinking to forget one's sorrows
- tā jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu
  她借酒浇愁。
  She sought solace in the whisky bottle.
synonym
jiè jiǔ xiāo chóu借酒消愁

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