a brick in (one's) hat

a brick in (one's) hat

slang Said of someone who is drunk, usually with the verbs "have" or "got." A: "Don't mind him, he's just got a brick in his hat." B: "Seriously? It's only three o'clock, how is he drunk already?"
See also: brick, hat
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • better things to do
  • booze
  • funky-drunk
  • a big head
  • all mops and brooms
  • the hang of
  • the hang of (something)
  • country drunk
  • half-canned
  • glad tidings