on/ in the drink

[Mnemon]

Do you eat well? Exercise? Or perhaps the sort of guy who's often on/in the drink?


Hello.

What preposition is normally used here, on or in?

(Wrote it myself.)

 

[sdgraham]

Please tell us what you're trying to say, for example, do you mean this:

in the drink​

In a body of water.I hear Todd's all wet because his buddies threw him in the drink.On no, I just dropped my phone in the drink!

 

[dojibear]

Or perhaps the sort of guy who's often on/in the drink?

I don't know what this means.
Does it mean swimming often?
Does it mean drinking alcohol a lot?

 

[Mnemon]

Please tell us what you're trying to say

Does it mean drinking alcohol a lot?

That's the meaning I want to convey.

 

[Welsh_Sion]

If you want to use the preposition, then, in English English at least in the following very slang expression, then you should use on:

to be on the lash (not 'drink')

meaning, drinking a lot, especially socially in pubs, bars etc.

to be in the drink

(outside the context of a small insect floating in your cup of tea), has the meaning that sdgraham gave above. I'd say it's a little dated and was often used by and of downed RAF crews during World War II.

 

[sound shift]

Another way of describing heavy drinking while using the preposition "on" is, in BrE at least, "on the booze".

EDIT: I've found that "on the drink" is sometimes used in BrE to convey that idea.

 

[Mnemon]

I've found that "on the drink" is sometimes used in BrE to convey that idea.

 

[heypresto]

I'll mention this other slang expression conveying the same idea because you might hear it but I don't recommend using it: "on the piss".