Food & eating
drown something in something
cover with too much sauce
To drown food in something means to cover it with far too much sauce or liquid.
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Would you like more gravy?
No thanks, I do not want to drown the potatoes in it.
He always drowns his chips in ketchup before he starts eating.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: drown something with something
Say: drown something in something
This expression normally uses “in” to show that the food is covered by the sauce or liquid.
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How it fits in a sentence.
drown something in something; be drowned in something
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He always drowns his chips in ketchup before he starts eating.
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drown something in something
cover with too much sauce
“He always drowns his chips in ketchup before he starts eating.”
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