How to say i not able to drink too much liquor?

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mampwamp

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How to say i not able to drink too much liquor?
I am a bad drinker?
 

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I'm not a heavy drinker.

I don't drink much.

After half a glass of Blue Nun I'm anybody's.
 

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How can I say I'm not able to drink too much liquor?
I am a bad drinker?

"I'm n
ot able to drink too much liquor."
Otherwise it depends on the reason you are not able to drink it, or the reason that you are explaining this.
"If I drink too much liquour, I turn into a raging maniac."
"I can't hold my alcohol."
"I'm can't drink much, because I have to drive."
"I can't drink too much liquour, because after three drinks, I'm unconscious under the table."

"I'm a bad drinker" isn't colloquial.
 
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"I'm teetotal" works sometimes. :-D
 

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No, Boris. "I'm teetotal" means "I choose not to drink alcohol at all".

In BrE, you can say "I'm a lightweight" or "I'm a cheap date" to show that you get drunk after just a couple of alcoholic drinks.
 

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Boris, don't forget 'Not a teacher'.
 
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