hit under the wing

slang Mildly or nearly drunk. The phrase alludes to a bird that has been shot and injured, but not killed. Yeah, I remember last night at the bar—I was only shot under the wing, not totally wasted.

hit under the wing

mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also shot. In the way that a bird is struck by shot.) Sally was a little hit under the wing, but she wasn’t bad off at all.

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释义	hit under the wing hit under the wing slang Mildly or nearly drunk. The phrase alludes to a bird that has been shot and injured, but not killed. Yeah, I remember last night at the bar—I was only shot under the wing, not totally wasted. See also: hit, wing Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. hit under the wing mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also shot. In the way that a bird is struck by shot.) Sally was a little hit under the wing, but she wasn’t bad off at all. See also: hit, wing McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: be in the Land of Nod be pushing up (the) daisies be pushing up daisies be pushing up the daisies answer the bell be straining at the leash Abraham Abraham's bosom be as safe as houses beggar
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