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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squiff out
To lose consciousness and collapse due to an overdose of drugs or alcohol. You were so hammered that you squiffed out halfway through the night. He just kept doing more heroin until he finally squiffed out on the sofa. I thought he was dead, for sure.
See also: out, squiff
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
squiff out
Sl. to collapse from drink. Hank squiffed out at midnight, right on the dot. she kept from squiffing out and barely made it home.
See also: out, squiff
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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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squiff
(skʍɪf) n. a drunkard. (see also on the squiff.) Is there anything that can be done for a confirmed squiff?
squiff out
in. to collapse from drink. Hank squiffed out at midnight, right on the dot.
See also: out, squiff
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- on the 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