- three sheets in or to the wind
- idi sts three sheets in or to the wind, Slang. drunk
From formal English to slang. 2014.
three sheets in or to the wind
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three sheets to the wind — Meaning Drunk. Origin Three sheets to (or in) the wind is a nautical expression. If three sheets which are the ropes holding the sails rather than the sails themselves are loose and blowing about then the boat will lurch about like a drunken… … Meaning and origin of phrases
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 to the wind — phrasal see three sheets in the wind … New Collegiate Dictionary
