in the suds

in the suds

1. In trouble or experiencing difficulties. The company will officially be in the suds if it loses money again this quarter. I was in the suds after I dented my mom's brand-new car.
2. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really in the suds.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in the suds

mod. alcohol intoxicated. When Bob is in the suds, he’s mean.
See also: suds
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • be in the soup
  • crack some suds
  • suck some suds
  • suck suds
  • suds
  • bust (some) suds
  • bust some suds
  • bust suds
  • suds-swiller
  • swiller
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Metacognitive abilities in adults with substance abuse treated in therapeutic community/Habilidades metacognitivas en adultos con abuso de sustancias bajo tratamiento en comunidad terapeutica
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