a trage la măsea

to booze, to guzzle, to tipple

to take a drop too much

to be given to drink

to be the worse for drink

to rinse one's throat

to have a rinse

to take too much

to be fond of the bottle

to ply the bottle

to wet one's whistle

mar. to splice the main brace

sl. to wash one's ivories

to dip one's beak

to bend / to lift one's elbow

to crook the elbow / the little finger

to moisten one's clay.