English Dictionary

hold one's liquor

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.

日本語の意味

お酒に強い / 酔いにくい

To hold one's liquor and keep working late at the bar, she drank water between cocktails and ate a substantial meal before her shift.

彼女は深夜までバーで働き続けるために酔いにくくなるよう、カクテルの合間に水を飲み、出勤前にしっかりと食事をとった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.

Just because a person is descended from hard-drinking ancestors is no sign that he can hold his liquor better than others.

holds one's liquor （ present singular third-person ）

holding one's liquor （ participle present ）

held one's liquor （ participle past ）

held one's liquor （ past ）