problem drinker



alcoholic, bacchanal, dipsomaniac, drunk, drunkard, inebriate, reveller, soaker, sot ,

   scrape and save - husband, make ends meet, manage, save, scrape, scrimp, skimp ,

   troubadour poem - ballad, bucolic, dirge, elegy, epic, epigram, haiku, idyll, jingle, limerick, lyric, madrigal, monody, nursery rhyme, ode,

   bleachers - beacon, belvedere, bridge, conning tower, gallery, gazebo, grandstand, lighthouse, lookout, loophole, observation post, observatory, outlook, overlook, peanut gallery,

   in pain - afflicted, agonized, crucified, distressed, harrowed, hurt, hurting, lacerated, martyred, pained, racked, suffering, tormented, tortured, twisted,

   suck dry - ablate, absorb, abuse, assimilate, bleed, bleed white, burn up, consume, denude, deplete, despoil, digest, divest, drain, drain of resources,

   Mafia - black market, bootlegging, gambling, gangland, grey market, illegal commerce, illegal operations, illegitimate business, illicit business, narcotics traffic, organized crime, prostitution, protection racket, racket, shady dealings,

   subgroup - adjunct, blood, bracket, branch, caste, category, clan, class, component, contingent, cross section, detachment, detail, division, dole,

   persuaded - arrogant, assured, believing, certain, cocksure, confident, convinced, decided, determined, devout, dogmatic, doubtless, faithful, impressed with, overconfident,

   hurt the feelings - affront, aggrieve, anguish, bruise, cut, cut up, grieve, hurt, offend, outrage, pain, pierce, prick, stab, sting,

   work on - abuse, act on, act upon, advocate, affect, apply pressure, approach, bear upon, beset, besiege, blandish, bleed, bleed white, bug, buttonhole,