Meanings (ES + gloss)
aguantar • aguantar la bebida • tener cultura alcohólica
To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.
Just because a person is descended from hard-drinking ancestors is no sign that he can "hold his liquor" better than others.
Sandy Marsh didn't hold her liquor particularly well; she could get tipsy on two glasses of red wine.
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