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		ronsor 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Americans' Drinking Remains at Record Low: Gallup ... "Drinking" in isolation refers to alcohol in idiomatic American English.
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throw-the-towel 7 days ago [–]

I wonder if any language doesn't assume "drinking" refers to alcohol?

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