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单词 brahms and liszt
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Brahms and Lisztadj.

Brit. /ˌbrɑːmz (ə)n(d) ˈlɪst/, U.S. /ˌbrɑmz (ə)n ˈlɪst/
Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper names Brahms , Liszt ; and conj.1
Etymology: < the name of Johannes Brahms, composer (see Brahmsian adj. and n.) + and conj.1 + the name of Franz Liszt, composer (see Lisztian adj. and n.), rhyming slang for pissed adj. Compare earlier Mozart and Liszt adj.
British slang.
Drunk, intoxicated. Cf. Mozart and Liszt adj.
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?1972 R. Galton & A. Simpson Best of Steptoe & Son (1989) 23 I was a bit het up, and your hospitality was on the generous side and I was a wee bit Brahms and Liszt.
1989 Daily Tel. 19 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) p. x/3 She'd never been to a wedding like it before... A punch-up between the groom and his brother,..the Vicar too Brahms and Liszt to make his speech.
2015 G. Davis Flying on Ground vi. 129 I spotted him trying to extract himself from a monsoon ditch at the side of the road. He was thoroughly Brahms and Liszt.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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