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Protect a drunk vs Prevent a drunk

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Protect a drunk' implies taking care of someone who is intoxicated to ensure their safety, while 'prevent a drunk' suggests stopping someone from becoming intoxicated in the first place.

Last updated: March 25, 2024

Protect a drunk

This phrase is correct and can be used when referring to taking care of someone who is intoxicated to ensure their safety.

This phrase is used when describing the act of looking after or ensuring the safety of a person who is drunk or intoxicated.

Examples:

I need to protect my drunk friend and make sure they get home safely.
It's important to protect a drunk person from harm when they are in a vulnerable state.

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Little early for a drunk-driving checkpoint.
A drunk singing, disturbing the peace.
- Bubbles, Lahey is a drunk trailer-park supervisor and Randy's a drunk cheeseburger eater.
Just because a drunk admits he's a drunk doesn't make him any more sober.
- How dare you protect a serial rapist.
Assigned to protect a murder witness.
You were just... a drunk Tae Gong Shil last night.
Every 15 minutes, a teenager is killed in a drunk driving accident.
I lost my son Adam in a drunk driving accident.
She was drawn to trouble like a drunk to the bottle.
She was a drunk who ran a youth hostel.
Figured he was just a lunatic or a drunk.
All this cause of a drunk girl.
I'm saying that you're a drunk.
I had lunch at a Staten Island Chili's and banged a drunk hairdresser.
So we got a drunk driver driving along with tallow candle burning in the cup holder.
I heard there was a drunk limey teaching' this class.
You're just a drunk trailer-park supervisor now.
Millicent Huxtable, you are before this court on a drunk-driving charge.
Yeah. Nothing spoils a party like a drunk in a wheelchair.

Alternatives:

take care of a drunk
ensure the safety of a drunk
look after a drunk person
watch over a drunk individual
keep an eye on a drunk

Prevent a drunk

This phrase is correct and can be used when referring to stopping someone from becoming intoxicated.

This phrase is used when describing actions taken to stop someone from becoming drunk or intoxicated.

Examples:

We need to prevent a drunk from getting behind the wheel.
It's important to prevent a drunk from consuming more alcohol.

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A product which makes such claims for itself could prove to be extremely dangerous, and would fly in the face of all policies designed to prevent drunk driving.
Little early for a drunk-driving checkpoint.
A drunk singing, disturbing the peace.
- Bubbles, Lahey is a drunk trailer-park supervisor and Randy's a drunk cheeseburger eater.
Just because a drunk admits he's a drunk doesn't make him any more sober.
You were just... a drunk Tae Gong Shil last night.
Every 15 minutes, a teenager is killed in a drunk driving accident.
I lost my son Adam in a drunk driving accident.
She was drawn to trouble like a drunk to the bottle.
She was a drunk who ran a youth hostel.
Figured he was just a lunatic or a drunk.
All this cause of a drunk girl.
I'm saying that you're a drunk.
I had lunch at a Staten Island Chili's and banged a drunk hairdresser.
So we got a drunk driver driving along with tallow candle burning in the cup holder.
I heard there was a drunk limey teaching' this class.
You're just a drunk trailer-park supervisor now.
Millicent Huxtable, you are before this court on a drunk-driving charge.
Yeah. Nothing spoils a party like a drunk in a wheelchair.
She said her mother was on a drunk.

Alternatives:

stop someone from getting drunk
avoid someone becoming intoxicated
deter someone from drinking excessively
discourage someone from drinking
intervene to prevent intoxication

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