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How do I use "wet your whistle"?



 
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How do I use "wet your whistle"? Thu Jun 19, 2008 17:08 pm  How do I use "wet your whistle"?
 

Hi,

If I want to offer a drink to a friend, instead of saying "Care for a drink?", how do I use the above idiom to do so?

Can I say, "Want to wet your whistle?" Does it sound odd?

Many thanks,
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How do I use "wet your whistle"? Thu Jun 19, 2008 18:10 pm  How do I use "wet your whistle"?
 

You can say that, or you can say, "Would you like to wet your whistle?"
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