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half seas over
half seas over adj informal Brit drunk half seas over
half seas overDrunk; intoxicated. The phrase likely alludes to the staggering gait of one who is drunk. Primarily heard in UK. Boy, you were really half seas over last night—how hungover do you feel this morning?See also: half, over, seahalf seas over fairly drunk. British informal , dated The expression originally meant literally ‘halfway across the sea’, hence implying a condition halfway between sobriety and drunkenness.See also: half, over, sea |