what's your poison
English edit
Etymology edit
From poison (“(informal) intoxicating drink; liquor”),[1] from the fact that such beverages are toxic to the human body.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌwɒts jə ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌ(h)wʌts jəɹ ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/, /ˌ(h)wɑts-/
Audio (GA) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪzən
- Hyphenation: what’s your poi‧son
Phrase edit
- (originally US, idiomatic, humorous, informal, dated) Used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink: what drink would you like to have?
- Synonyms: what's yours, what's your pleasure
Alternative forms edit
Translations edit
used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink
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References edit
- ^ “what’s your poison?” under “poison, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2024.
Further reading edit
- alcoholic beverage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “what’s your poison?, idiom”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.