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one gulp; drinking in a single swallow; downing in one go
The act of drinking something all at once without pausing. Can also mean something is so easy it can be consumed or dealt with effortlessly.
ビールを一飲みにした。
I downed the beer in one gulp.
冷たい水を一飲みにして、生き返った気分になった。
I drank the cold water in one gulp and felt revived.
あの力士なら、こんな相手は一飲みだろう。
For that sumo wrestler, an opponent like this would be a piece of cake.
Composed of 一 (one) and 飲み (drinking). The literal meaning is drinking something in a single gulp, but it extends figuratively to mean dealing with something effortlessly, as if swallowing it whole.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 一飲みにする: to gulp down; to make short work of
- 一飲みで飲み干す: to drain in a single gulp
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 一気飲み: chugging — drinking without stopping, often in a social/party context
- 一口: one sip, one bite — smaller quantity than 一飲み
- 丸呑み: swallowing whole — used literally or for uncritical acceptance