The phase to "refloat my kidney", originally from the UK, means to start drinking, usually after an unusually long period of sobriety.
Dave: You keen to go to the bar after work?
Mike: No, but you sound pretty keen!
Dave: I'm dying to refloat my kidney - I haven't had a beer in a couple of weeks.
Mike: No, but you sound pretty keen!
Dave: I'm dying to refloat my kidney - I haven't had a beer in a couple of weeks.
by buckonz August 25, 2009