on the squiff

on the squiff

Spending an evening or other period of time drinking alcohol. Me and the lads are on the squiff tonight, so I won't be driving anywhere. Most of the office was out on the squiff last night, so we're all a bit groggy today.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

on the squiff

(...skwɪf)
mod. on a drinking bout. (see also squiff.) Shorty is always on the squiff, except when he’s shooting dope.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • squiff
  • lay off the bottle
  • get down to some serious drinking
  • fall off the wagon
  • bus
  • drive the big bus
  • drive the porcelain bus
  • conk-buster
  • snakebite medicine
  • elbow-bending