wet one's beak

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To drink a beverage. idiomatic
    — Rinaldo . . . is represented as a gluttonous feeder, and rather disposed to quarrel over his meat; liking also to ‘wet his beak’ in generous liquor.
  2. To take one's share from the financial proceeds of illicit activity. idiomatic
    — "Giorgio," the Don said, ". . . our Family will now serve only as financial advisors to all the other Families. . . . [W]e must protect everyone's money, for which they will let us wet our beaks."

词形变化

wets one's beak present,singular,third-person wetting one's beak participle,present wet one's beak participle,past wet one's beak past wetted one's beak participle,past wetted one's beak past
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