To drink at Freeman's Quay
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To get one's drink at someone else's expense.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “To drink at Freeman's Quay” mean?
To get one's drink at someone else's expense.
Is “To drink at Freeman's Quay” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.