slightly rattled
rattled
1. Shocked, bewildered, flustered, or unnerved. The whole incident left me feeling pretty rattled. I know that Tom was rattled for a while after the accident.
2. slang Intoxicated from alcohol. She looked a little rattled when she was leaving, but she wasn't falling over herself or anything. I'll come out with you for a pint or two, but I don't want to get too rattled.
See also: rattle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
slightly rattled
1. Inf. upset; confused. Tom was slightly rattled by the policeman at the door. I'm slightly rattled. I'll get over it.
2. Inf. tipsy; intoxicated. He's only slightly rattled. He'll recover by morning. she can be really drunk and still seem only slightly rattled.
See also: rattle, slightly
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
slightly rattled
1. mod. upset; confused. (see also rattled.) Tom was slightly rattled by the trouble at the door.
2. mod. tipsy; alcohol intoxicated. She can be stone blind and still seem only slightly rattled.
See also: rattle, slightly
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- rattled
- all shook up
- talk past (one)
- make (one's) head swim
- make head swim
- I'm speechless
- make (one's) head spin
- make one's head spin
- do (one's) head in
- do your head in