Christmas tree

Christmas tree

n. a drunkard. (From being lit like a Christmas tree.) A well-dressed Christmas tree sat in the corner—lit up, of course.
See also: Christmas, tree
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a white Christmas
  • Christmas
  • Happy Christmas
  • Christmas comes but once a year
  • drop away
  • cancel (one's) Christmas
  • cancel Christmas
  • cancel someone’s Christmas
  • Merry Christmas
  • bring down on
References in periodicals archive
ISLAMABAD -- The beautifully decorated Christmas trees in the surroundings of federal capital are adding more charm to the biggest festival of Christian community who are busy in finalizing their preparations to celebrate this festivity in befitting manner.
Christmas tree decked with ornaments add charm to festivity
SM CDO Downtown Premier It's the biggest and brightest indoor Christmas tree in Cagayan de Oro.
Celebrate #ChristmasMoments in style at SM Supermalls
Households across the Teesside area are being encouraged to go green this Christmas and help support their local hospice with the fundraising initiative, which proved to be a huge success last year, with 800 Christmas trees collected and more than PS7,500 raised for the local charity.
Chip in your tree to help raise funds; Hospice offering collection servicefor d"Donations
A worker arranges Christmas trees at his nursery in Al Warsan area, Dubai.
Real or artificial: The Christmas tree question
Crystal Spring supplied 11 Christmas trees to the state Capitol this year, including a 23-foot tree outside on the Capitol steps and a 15-foot tree across the street in Soldiers' Grove.
Carbon County tree farm supplies Christmas trees to Pa. Capitol, White House
Manny Pacquiao, nothing beats a Christmas tree decked as fashionable as she is to mark the occasion.
LOOK: Celebs deck their Christmas trees in colorful shades
So their children set up a big Christmas tree in the Blue Room to surprise their young cousins at a party on Christmas.
Christmas trees in the White House once frowned upon
BRANCHING OUT Christopher Hood, far left, and son Charlie, left with the Record's Brian McIver, are involved in Scotland's Christmas tree industry.
Countingdown choppingdays TOCHRISTMAS; TEAM WORK ALL YEAR PREPARING YOUR TREEFamily's key role in the festive season
All you have to do to enter the competition is post a comment on Facebook telling us the year in which year Edelweiss Christmas Tree Company was established by 4pm on Friday, November 30.
Win a real Christmas tree courtesy of Edelweiss Christmas Tree Company; ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE We've teamed up with the North East's premier Christmas tree retailer to offer five lucky readers a real Christmas tree up to the value of PS70
A Christmas tree made of piled-up gift boxes was displayed at the baggage conveyor belts.
2 airlines decorate NAIA terminals to bring Christmas vibe
The city information office said the Christmas tree is draped with 232,400 rice bulbs and rope lights and other decorations, 'pertaining to the recognitions harvested by the city, and some icons of the mega infrastructure projects of the local government this year.'
Tagum City stakes claim to country's tallest Christmas tree
We've made a list of some of the best places you can buy a real Christmas tree this year and how much it will cost - both online or straight from the field.
Fir trade trees make all the difference at Christmas; MARK JOHNSON on some of the best places to pick up your christmas tree
There are many places to choose from when picking the perfect tree, whether from a garden centre with special Christmas preview nights, or a proper Christmas Tree farm.
Where to buy real Christmas Trees in and around Coventry; From Christmas tree farms to garden centres with special Christmas preview nights
The company announced Wednesday that, this holiday season, it would sell live Christmas trees instead of just artificial ones, with some of them even coming with Prime shipping options, (https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/12/news/companies/amazon-christmas-trees/index.html) according to CNN.
Amazon Will Sell Living Christmas Trees This Year
Oregon - America's top Christmas tree producing state - will be providing a tree next Christmas for the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Capitol Christmas Tree to come from Oregon