"over the river" meaning in English

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1925, Munsey's Magazine, volume 85, page 460",
          "text": "\"Over the river!\" said Abe.\nGene drank. As he set his glass down, he tried to push past us.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1945, John Steinbeck, Cannery Row",
          "text": "Each of them got half a water-glass of the clear brown liquor. They waited ceremoniously for the captain and then they said: “Over the river,” and tossed it back.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Said before swallowing an alcoholic drink."
      ],
      "id": "en-over_the_river-en-intj-kTxpuzkQ",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, colloquial) Said before swallowing an alcoholic drink."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "over the river and through the woods"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "down the hatch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "over the river"
}

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "over the river and through the woods"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "English colloquialisms",
        "English dated terms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English interjections",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1925, Munsey's Magazine, volume 85, page 460",
          "text": "\"Over the river!\" said Abe.\nGene drank. As he set his glass down, he tried to push past us.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1945, John Steinbeck, Cannery Row",
          "text": "Each of them got half a water-glass of the clear brown liquor. They waited ceremoniously for the captain and then they said: “Over the river,” and tossed it back.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Said before swallowing an alcoholic drink."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, colloquial) Said before swallowing an alcoholic drink."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "down the hatch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "over the river"
}