mother's ruin
noun[U]
UKinformaluk/ˌmʌð.əz ˈruː.ɪn/us/ˌmʌð.ɚz ˈruː.ɪn/a way of referring togin(= aclear,strongalcoholicdrink):
杜松子酒It is tendayssince I'veindulgedin mother'sruin.我沉迷于杜松子酒已经十天了。
Women'stastefor mother'sruinscandalisedpolitesociety.女人对杜松子酒的喜爱让上流社会大为不满。
- Theypassedaround abottleof mother'sruin.
- Mother'sruinis asaptanameforginnow as it was in the 18thcentury.
- Gin has beenknownas Mother's Milk from the 1820s butlaterin thecenturyitbecameknownas Mother's Ruin.
Spirits & distilling
- absinthe
- amaretto
- applejack
- benedictine
- bitter
- cognac
- cordial
- creme
- crème de menthe
- curaçao
- hard seltzer
- hooch
- kirsch
- liqueur
- malt
- schnapps
- sloe gin
- small-batch
- spirit
- toddy