{"id":4819,"date":"2023-02-21T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englishplease.de\/?p=4819"},"modified":"2023-02-21T18:37:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T17:37:01","slug":"drinking-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishplease.de\/de\/drinking-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"Not interested in drunk or drinking idioms? Here\u2019s your top 10 anyway&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You probably wouldn\u2019t be surprised to know that there are lots of English idioms about drink and also about being drunk. If you know them all, that\u2019s probably not a good sign\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li><strong>To \u201cBend an Elbow<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 probably doesn\u2019t need that much explaining.<br>Example: \u201cI have to work tonight, but let\u2019s go bend an elbow later in the week\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cDutch Courage\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 meaning: to be drunk with the intention of working up the nerve to do something.<br>Example: With enough Dutch courage, I finally gained the confidence to speak to her.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To <strong>\u201cgo Cold Turkey\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 meaning to stop something addictive (like alcohol) suddenly.<br>Example: I stopped playing computer games cold turkey five years ago today, and I haven\u2019t played again since.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cHair of the Dog\u201d<\/strong> (That Bit You) &#8211; meaning: small amount of same drink (that caused your hangover) on the morning after.<br>Example: &nbsp;\u201cOh dear, you look terrible\u2026 how about a hair of the dog?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>To <\/strong>\u201chold One\u2019s Liquor\u201d \u2013 meaning: to able to drink a large amount without being very drunk<br>Example: \u201cDean can\u2019t hold his drink at all\u2026 One drink and he\u2019ll do anything\u201d (true)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>To be \u201con the Wagon\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 meaning: not drinking any alcohol &#8211; having given up drinking alcoholic beverages.<br>Example: \u201cI\u2019ll just have a Coke \u2013 I\u2019m on the wagon\u201d<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;You can also \u201cfall off the wagon\u201d\u2026 not good<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>To have \u201cone for the Road\u201d<\/strong> &#8211; meaning: one last final drink (or something else) before leaving<br>Example: \u201chow about one for the road Dean?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>To \u201cPaint the Town Red<\/strong> \u2013 meaning: to go out drinking and partying.<br>Example: \u201cI just finished my last exam. Let\u2019s go out and paint the town red!\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>To be \u201cthree sheets to the wind\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 meaning: to have had too much to drink<br>Example: \u201cMy goodness, Dean is three sheets to the wind again!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; this is an old sailing idiom \u2013 you can\u2019t steer the boat if the sails are not tied down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>To be \u201cas drunk as a lord\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 not difficult to understand and comes from medieval England when the poor could not afford to drink much alcohol \u2013 but the nobility had no problem\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You probably wouldn\u2019t be surprised to know that there are lots of English idioms about drink and also about being drunk. 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