az asztal alá iszik

Hungarian

Etymology

az (“the”) +‎ asztal (“table”) +‎ alá (“under”) +‎ iszik (“to drink”), literally “to drink [someone] under the table”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒz ˈɒstɒlɒlaː ˈisik]

Verb

az asztal alá iszik valakit

1. (transitive, idiomatic) to drink someone under the table (to drink more alcohol than someone while remaining relatively sober), the person has to be in accusative case, -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt

   Akárkit képes az asztal alá inni. ― He is able to drink anyone under the table.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see iszik.
• The postpositional phrase az asztal alá remains unchanged.