screech

screeching drunk

slang Extremely drunk. Our son came back to the house with two of his friends, and they were all obviously screeching drunk, making a huge ruckus downstairs before finally settling down for the night. I had told myself I wouldn't get screeching drunk on my birthday, but people kept buying me drinks all night.
See also: drunk, screech
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

screeching (drunk)

Sl. intoxicated; very drunk. How can anybody be so screeching drunk on four beers? She's not just drunk; she's screeching.
See also: screech
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

screeching (drunk)

mod. alcohol intoxicated; very drunk. How can anybody be so screeching drunk on four beers?
See also: drunk, screech

screeching

verb
See screeching drunk
See also: screech
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

come to a grinding/screeching halt

Stop suddenly. Referring to the noise made by gears or brakes during a sudden stop, these phrases date from the second half of the 1900s. The National Observer of December 4, 1976, had: “A lot of that stuff is going to come to a screeching halt quickly, and we’re not going to do the screeching.” It is also put as grind to a halt.
See also: come, grind, halt, screech
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • screeching
  • screeching drunk
  • screaming drunk
  • pifficated
  • stinking drunk
  • cross-eyed drunk
  • funky-drunk
  • crosseyed
  • skunk-drunk
  • country drunk
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According to Bob Baer, the agent who was the model for George Clooney's character in Syriana: "You can't pick up an asset with three cars." Can't you see the potential Iraqi recruit lurking furtively in a doorway, praying his neighbors won't see that he's meeting an American, only to have the CIA's three-car convoy roar down the road and screech to a halt right in front of him?