- two (or three) sheets to the wind
- two (or three) sheets to the windinformaldrunk.→ sheet
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two (or three) sheets to the wind
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three sheets to the wind — ► two (or three) sheets to the wind informal drunk. Main Entry: ↑sheet … English terms dictionary
three sheets in the wind — or[three sheets to the wind] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk. * /The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind./ … Dictionary of American idioms
three sheets in the wind — or[three sheets to the wind] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk. * /The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind./ … Dictionary of American idioms
three sheets in the wind — AND three sheets (to the wind); two sheets to the wind mod. alcohol intoxicated and unsteady. (Sheets are the ropes used to manage a ship’s sails. It is assumed that if these ropes were blowing in the wind, the ship would be unmanageable.) □ He… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
two sheets to the wind — ► two (or three) sheets to the wind informal drunk. Main Entry: ↑sheet … English terms dictionary
two sheets to the wind — two (or three) sheets to the wind informal drunk … Useful english dictionary
two sheets to the wind — Go to three sheets in the wind … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
(a) sheet in the wind — mildly drunk A sheet is a rope tying a sail to a spar, not the sail itself as landlubbers sometimes assume. If one or more breaks loose, the vessel is in some disarray: A thought tipsy a sheet in the wind. (A. Trollope, 1885) A… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
The Hangovers — For other uses, see Hangover (disambiguation) The Hangovers Origin Cornell University in Ithaca, New York Genres Collegiate a cappella Years active 1968–present Associated acts … Wikipedia
Wind power in the United Kingdom — passed the milestone of 2 GW installed capacity on 9 February 2007 with the opening of the Braes O Doune wind farm, near Stirling. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6344215.stm BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | UK wind power reaches milestone ] ]… … Wikipedia
