词组 | three sheets |
释义 | three sheets to the windslang Extremely drunk. Most likely derived from nautical terminology, in which a "sheet" is the rope that controls the sails of a tall ship; if several sheets are loose or mishandled, the boat's movement becomes unsteady and difficult to control, like that of a drunk person. On his 21st birthday, Jeff's friends took him to every bar in town until he was three sheets to the wind. three sheetsverbSee three sheets in the wind three sheetsto/in the wind Informal Intoxicated; drunk. |
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