smash the teapot

To resume drinking alcohol after a time of sobriety. The "teapot" here is likely a reference to the term "teetotaler"—one who does not drink alcohol. A: "But Paul's been sober for years. Has he really smashed the teapot?" B: "Yes! I saw him drunkenly stumbling out of the pub last night."

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释义	smash the teapot smash the teapot To resume drinking alcohol after a time of sobriety. The "teapot" here is likely a reference to the term "teetotaler"—one who does not drink alcohol. A: "But Paul's been sober for years. Has he really smashed the teapot?" B: "Yes! I saw him drunkenly stumbling out of the pub last night." See also: smash, teapot Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: lush up can't hold (one's) drink liquor groggery drunk as a fiddler fiddler boozehound alcohol have an alcohol problem under the influence of alcohol
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