four sheets to the wind

slang Extremely drunk. Most likely derived from nautical terminology, in which a "sheet" is the rope that controls the sails of a tall ship; if several sheets are loose or mishandled, the boat's movement becomes unsteady and difficult to control, like that of a drunk person. On his 21st birthday, Jeff's friends took him to every bar in town until he was four sheets to the wind.

four sheets to the wind

verb

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词组	four sheets to the wind
释义	four sheets to the wind four sheets to the wind slang Extremely drunk. Most likely derived from nautical terminology, in which a "sheet" is the rope that controls the sails of a tall ship; if several sheets are loose or mishandled, the boat's movement becomes unsteady and difficult to control, like that of a drunk person. On his 21st birthday, Jeff's friends took him to every bar in town until he was four sheets to the wind. See also: four, sheet, wind Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. four sheets to the wind verb See four sheets in the wind See also: four, sheet, wind McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: four sheets in the wind two sheets to the wind four sheets three sheets three sheets in the wind three sheets to the wind in stays back water both sheets in the wind steady the ship References in periodicals archive FOUR SHEETS TO THE WIND (Directed by Sterlin Harjo) Films We were going to say that you'd be really peeved at leaving that behind in your taxi the first time you were four sheets to the wind, but we don't suppose that the sort of person who would shell out getting on for 100 grand on a moby would be seen dead at a taxi rank. off the Record Like its shy hero, "Four Sheets to the Wind" is so low-key it risks making little impression--until you realize it (and he) has stealthily won viewer sympathy and affection. Four Sheets to the Wind As an actor, she's appeared in numerous movies and television shows, including The Rez, Ready or Not, Moose TV, North of 60 and Dance Me Outside, and appears in the new film Four Sheets to the Wind, which will be screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Tamara Podemski Old Biddy's tilted four sheets to the wind, TickTock said. Wild grape Even more vulnerable are all those falling out of office parties four sheets to the wind, determined drunks who are convinced they drive better after seven pints of strong lager and casual drinkers who can't get a taxi and decide to risk it at the last minute because their legs won't work. One last drink, anyone? She claims she and her pals enjoy reading from their favourite poetry books when they're four sheets to the wind. Off the Record
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