well away

well away
   drunk
   Also as well bottled, in the way, corned, oiled, sprung, etc.:
    The Colonel... overcomes his resistance to vodka to such an extent that he is soon well away and sings songs of Old Kentucky. (A. Carter, 1984)
    I'll nut say drunk, but gay weel cwonr'd. (A. Whitehead, 1896)
   Some forms are obsolete.

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