three sheets to the wind

three sheets to the wind
Phrs. Drunk, very intoxicated. E.g."She was three sheets to the wind and still downing gin and tonics quicker than they could pour them."

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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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

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