drink oneself to death construction
Form
NP
Drinker
Verb
-self
to death
Examples
Drinker
[His mother]
had
Verb
drunk
-self
herself
to death
[to death]
long ago.
Meaning
A Drinker drinks alcohol in such large amounts and over such a long period of time that it eventually causes his or her death.
Roles
Drinker
Someone who indulges in heavy drinking.