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How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
three sheets in the wind
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three sheets in the wind — or[three sheets to the wind] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk. * /The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind./ … Dictionary of American idioms
three sheets in the wind — or[three sheets to the wind] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk. * /The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind./ … Dictionary of American idioms
three sheets to the wind — old fashioned + humorous : very drunk When he staggered out of the bar, he was three sheets to the wind. • • • Main Entry: ↑sheet three sheets to the wind see ↑sheet, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑three three sheets to the wind … Useful english dictionary
three sheets in the wind — (UK) Someone who is three sheets in the wind is very drunk. ( Three sheets to the wind is also used. Seven sheets is an alternative number used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
three\ sheets\ in\ the\ wind — • three sheets in the wind • three sheets to the wind adj. phr. informal Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk. The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind … Словарь американских идиом
three\ sheets\ to\ the\ wind — • three sheets in the wind • three sheets to the wind adj. phr. informal Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk. The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind … Словарь американских идиом
Three sheets in the wind — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
three sheets to the wind — If someone is three sheets to the wind, they are drunk … The small dictionary of idiomes
three sheets in the wind — AND three sheets (to the wind); two sheets to the wind mod. alcohol intoxicated and unsteady. (Sheets are the ropes used to manage a ship’s sails. It is assumed that if these ropes were blowing in the wind, the ship would be unmanageable.) □ He… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
three sheets to the wind — adjective Drunk. That late in the evening, he was three sheets to the wind and had long since stopped making sense. Syn: four sheets to the wind … Wiktionary
three sheets to the wind — very drunk, plastered, pissed to the gills The Captain was three sheets to the wind staggering … English idioms
