half-blind

Related to half-blind: half-blind dovetail

half-blind

slang Drunk, mildly drunk, or nearly drunk. Sorry I didn't call you last night—I had some wine, got half-blind, and fell asleep.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

half-blind

mod. alcohol intoxicated. Four cans of beer and she was half-blind.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • half-canned
  • half-sprung
  • half-stewed
  • half-crocked
  • sprung
  • half-under
  • half under
  • stewed
  • half up the pole
  • half in the bag
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We stood in front of them, watching in silence, a rapt silence, until the song ended abruptly and the half-blind man put one of the mallets in his mouth and began to chew frantically on the rubber tip.
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"A One-Eyed Horse in a One-Horse Town" is a heartwarming tribute to the author's real horse, a half-blind old horse who could dance to music and stole the hearts of the town (minus one cranky neighbor).
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DISABLED Fiona Buckley was crossing a road in her mobility scooter when she was hit by a half-blind driver.
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