to drown one's sorrows
phraseto become drunk just to forget something upsetting or disturbing
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(as) drunk as a skunk / fiddler
phraseso intoxicated with alcohol that one starts behaving like a lunatic
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(as) drunk as a lord
phrasehaving consumed an excessive amount of alcohol and hence unable to think or act normally
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(as) drunk as a wheelbarrow
phraseincapable of acting or thinking like a normal person would, due to having consumed an excessive amount of alcohol
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to drink like a fish
phraseto drink too much of alcoholic drinks on a regular basis
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to go to one's head
phrase(of alcoholic drinks) to make one extremely drunk
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here is to sb/sth
sentenceused before drinking in honor of a person or thing
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stone sober
nounsomeone who is not in any way affected by chemical substances or alcoholic drinks
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to get a load on
phraseto become extremely drunk
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to give sb a buzz
phraseto make someone become so drunk that they have no control over their thoughts or actions whatsoever
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to wet one's whistle
phraseto have a glass of something, particularly an alcoholic drink
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on the rocks
phrase(of drinks, particularly alcoholic beverages) with ice cubes in the glass
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(as) high as a kite
phraseheavily under the influence of alcoholic drinks or drugs
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to have one too many
phraseto drink an excessive amout of alcohol and become extremely drunk
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on the bottle
phraseused to refer to someone who tends to drink an excessive amount of alcohol
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hair of the dog
phrasean alcoholic drink consumed to cure a headache that comes after excessive drinking
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cancer stick
nounused to refer to a cigarette, often due to the well-known health risks associated with smoking
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lung dart
nounused for referring to a cigarette, often implying the harmful effects of smoking on one's lungs
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Dutch courage
nounthe strength or confidence that is obtained from drinking an excessive amount of alcoholic drinks
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on the wagon
phraseused to refer to a priod of time in which one avoids drinking alcoholic drinks
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one over the eight
phraseused to refer to an occasion in which one drinks too much alcoholic drinks and becomes drunk
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to smoke like a chimney
phraseto smoke a great number of cigarettes
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