肴さかなにする

expression, suru verb (irregular)

have as a side dish with drinks; eat as an accompaniment to alcohol

Refers to eating something (often a small dish) while drinking alcohol. The food is treated as a snack or relish to go with the drink.

See also: 肴 (さかな)

• 枝えだ豆まめを肴さかなに冷つめたいビールを飲のんだ。

  I drank cold beer with edamame as a side dish.

• チーズを肴さかなにしてワインを楽たのしむ。

  I enjoy wine with cheese as an accompaniment.

expression, suru verb (irregular)

make fun of; laugh at someone's expense; use as a topic of ridicule

Idiomatic use: treating a person or their actions as 'material' for amusement, similar to how food accompanies a drink. Often used in the pattern Xを肴にする.

See also: 肴 (さかな)

• 彼かれは同どう僚りょうの失しっ敗ぱいを肴さかなにして酒さけを飲のんだ。

  He drank while making fun of his colleague's mistake.

• 人ひとの噂うわさを肴さかなにするのはよくない。

  It's not good to use gossip about others as entertainment.