drink to

phrasal verb

drank to; drunk to; drinking to
: to speak words that honor or express good wishes for (someone or something) and then take a drink : to make a toast to (someone or something)
We drank to their 30th anniversary.
We drank to their health.

Note: I'll drink to that! means that one agrees completely with something that someone has said.

"It will be the best vacation of our lives." "I'll drink to that!"

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Created in 2014 by Macmillan Cancer Support in the United Kingdom, Sober October was initially designed as a month-long challenge calling imbibers to refrain from drinking to raise money and awareness for people with cancer. Essence, 21 Oct. 2025 The fastest way to a stressful hosting experience is by micro-managing and trying to do everything yourself, from setting out food and drink to cleaning up to fluttering around to ensure nothing is going wrong. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025 And pretty much everyone drank to excess. Kate Belli, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025 Cheryl Harris Gates, 43, of Charlotte, is also charged with contaminating food or drink to render one mentally incapacitated or physically helpless; stalking; and damage to property. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drink to

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“Drink to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drink%20to. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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