tall drink

American  

noun

1. a beverage consisting of liquor and a sparkling soda, fruit juice, or the like, to which may be added other ingredients, served in a tall glass, usually with ice.

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Etymology

Origin of tall drink

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

He was kind and funny and a tall drink of water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2021

Makes sense, I guess, that the best fire prevention would be a tall drink of water.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2020

At meal’s end, there is falooda, a tall drink with Persian roots, milk stained pink by rose syrup.

From New York Times • May 24, 2018

But you’ve never seen those moves in a picture that stars Charlize Theron, the tall drink of gunpowder that gives Atomic Blonde its mighty kick.

From Time • Jul. 26, 2017

We nibbled our sandwiches and had a tall drink.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck