tired and emotional
Betekenis (Engels)
- (British, euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic) Drunk.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tired, emotional.
Sinonieme
in one’s cups
elephant’s trunk
gambrinous
burlin’
Vertalings
Etimologie (Engels)
First used by the British satirical magazine Private Eye in 1967, in a spoof diplomatic memo to describe the state of cabinet minister George Brown. It is now used as a stock phrase and euphemism to avoid litigation for libel, and the phrase has spread well beyond the magazine.
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