liquid refreshment

English

Noun

liquid refreshment (countable and uncountable, plural liquid refreshments)

1. (euphemistic) Alcoholic drink.
   • 2012, Duane Andry, Blogosphere Madness: Dogmasphere 2011, page 84:

     When one goes to the store to procure liquid refreshments, one does not want to be told that the only thing available is coffee.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see liquid,‎ refreshment.