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Discover LudwigThe phrase "give up drinking" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to activities that include the consumption of alcoholic beverages. For example, "After years of alcohol abuse, he finally decided to give up drinking."
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Even if it's better to give up drinking, or drink less, obviously taking a month off is something of a feat.
According to the UK infant feeding survey 2005, 34% of women give up drinking while they are pregnant and 61% drink less.
In the former case, the utterance is construed as meaning that Betty used to drink and may be trying to kick the habit; in the latter, it conveys that, possibly, Betty used to drink and is trying to give up drinking.
Expecting the homeless to give up drinking when it's legal for anyone else to drink seems like a higher bar to them.
Knowing he did not want to give up drinking altogether, DeWitt found another route out of addiction and now drinks moderately: Portland, he says, has "excellent cocktails".
Give up drinking.
They're going to give up drinking for Lent.
I must give up drinking altogether, he ordained.
This, you have to feel, is the wine that made King James give up drinking.
That's a good enough reason to give up drinking for a while.
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"She's still trying to give up [drinking and smoking], she's still on a diet.
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