| 单词 | one over the eight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone over the eight 5. Slang phrase one over the eight: one alcoholic drink too many. (Cf. one pron. 15b(b).) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > drunk [phrase] the malt is above the meal (rarely wheat, bere, water)1546 one over the eight1925 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 88 One over the eight, one drink too many. Slightly intoxicated, the presumption being that an average ‘moderate’ man can safely drink eight glasses of beer. 1928 Daily Express 3 Aug. 7/4 Luton magistrate: What does he mean by ‘one over the eight’? (‘A glass too many’?) < as lemmas |
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