"drink something like lemonade" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: drinks (something) like lemonade [present, singular, third-person], drinking (something) like lemonade [participle, present], drank (something) like lemonade [past], drunk (something) like lemonade [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|drink<,,drank,drunk> (something) like lemonade}} drink something like lemonade (third-person singular simple present drinks (something) like lemonade, present participle drinking (something) like lemonade, simple past drank (something) like lemonade, past participle drunk (something) like lemonade)
  1. (simile) To drink something (especially an alcoholic drink) easily and in large quantities.
    Sense id: en-drink_something_like_lemonade-en-verb-8fQYKVW5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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