"over the river" meaning in English

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  "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": "quote"
        },
        {
          "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.",
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      "glosses": [
        "Said before swallowing an alcoholic drink."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, colloquial) Said before swallowing an alcoholic drink."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "over the river and through the woods"
        }
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "down the hatch"
        }
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  "word": "over the river"
}

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "over the river and through the woods"
    }
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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": "quote"
        },
        {
          "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.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Said before swallowing an alcoholic drink."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, colloquial) Said before swallowing an alcoholic drink."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "down the hatch"
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        "colloquial",
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  "word": "over the river"
}