Tag: social lubricant
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Social lubricant
WotD: Social lubricant When most English speakers hear the term social lubricant, they probably think of alcohol. A social lubricant eases social interaction, like grease for the gears of human connection. Alcohol helps to lower inhibitions and make people more open to conversation; however, a social lubricant can be a cup of coffee that sparks…
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Tie one on
Idiom: Tie one on Alcohol is one of the great social lubricants in the world. Students everywhere understand that when you go out to tie one on, the more you drink, the better your second language becomes. When you tie one on, you get drunk. The idiom tie one on may come from cowboys tying…
