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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a real drink" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a beverage that is genuine or substantial, often in contrast to something that is perceived as fake or insubstantial.
Example: "After a long day at work, all I want is a real drink to help me unwind."
Alternatives: "a genuine beverage" or "a proper drink".
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If I need a real drink, I always have a whiskey.
Never mind that insight about the ravages of alcohol — only a real drink would do for Horst.
So we head to a pub, squish into seats next to the bog and order a real drink.
She cast her eyes down, toward the cup of hot tea she had ordered, though he had pressed her to have, like him, a real drink.
Until two weeks ago, when asked the question that inspired the cartoon above, I would grunt a perfunctory "Tap is fine," while thinking, Screw the water — let's move on to a real drink.
"I come here once a week just to watch these guys prepare a real drink," said Jamie Engelman, a 29-year-old furniture designer, leaning against the stand-up bar and revealing a certain nerdy zeal that often accompanies fixations with obscure cocktails.
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Before you sing for real, drink a lot of water.
"Yes," says another, "soft, slightly sweet, a real ladies' drink".
Redux was founded in 2006 by Jamey Kirby, a former software engineer, and is best known for a real energy drink called Cocaine.
Off will go your electronic order, the real drink arriving minutes later without anyone ever having to say, "Set 'em up, Joe".
This is especially true of drinking perceived small quantities of beer, which participants did not count as 'a real drink'.
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