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Phrase(s): watering hole
1. Lit. a place where there is water for animals (and people) to drink. • The elephants came down to the watering hole and chased away the lions so they could drink in peace. 2. Fig. a bar or tavern. • Fred is down at the local watering hole boozing it up.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs