sheet in the wind — phrasal or sheet to the wind : a disordered state caused by drinking : intoxication used with have or be and often qualified quantitatively he was three sheets in the wind by then already had a sheet in the wind … Useful english dictionary
sheet to the wind — phrasal see sheet in the wind … Useful english dictionary
A sheet in the wind — Sheet Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment);… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(a) sheet in the wind — mildly drunk A sheet is a rope tying a sail to a spar, not the sail itself as landlubbers sometimes assume. If one or more breaks loose, the vessel is in some disarray: A thought tipsy a sheet in the wind. (A. Trollope, 1885) A… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
be a sheet in the wind's eye — To be intoxicated • • • Main Entry: ↑eye … Useful english dictionary
Both sheets in the wind — Sheet Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment);… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
four sheets in the wind — see sheet in the wind … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
three sheets in the wind — see sheet in the wind … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
to the wind — (informal) Half drunk (or drunk) ● sheet * * * to the wind (s) (or the four winds) in all directions my little flock scatters to the four winds ■ so as to be abandoned or neglected I threw my friends advice to the winds Origin … Useful english dictionary
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 to the wind — ► two (or three) sheets to the wind informal drunk. Main Entry: ↑sheet … English terms dictionary
