get proofed
get proofed
To be asked to show official identification, such as a driver's license, to verify that one is above the legal age of majority, usually when trying to purchase alcohol or enter an age-restricted place. I can't believe I got proofed when we were out to dinner—it must be because I shaved my beard. We were all waiting to show our fake IDs to the bouncer, but none of us got proofed as we went into the club.
See also: get, proof
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- proof (one)
- proofed
- off the road
- evidence
- give evidence of
- give evidence of (something)
- too long; didn't read
- knock (one's) head off
- beat oneself up
- beat up