one for the road
noun phrase
—used to refer to an alcoholic beverage that a person drinks just before leaving a place
I'll just have one (more) for the road.
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She seems genuinely tickled by the lucky break too, handing me one for the road.
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Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
So, even after the team got one for the road in 2022, that dream… fell apart real quick.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2023
Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
So, even after the team got one for the road in 2022, that dream… fell apart real quick.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2023
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“One for the road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20for%20the%20road. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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