three sheets


three sheets to the wind

slang Extremely drunk. Most likely derived from nautical terminology, in which a "sheet" is the rope that controls the sails of a tall ship; if several sheets are loose or mishandled, the boat's movement becomes unsteady and difficult to control, like that of a drunk person. On his 21st birthday, Jeff's friends took him to every bar in town until he was three sheets to the wind.See also: sheet, three, wind

three sheets

verbSee three sheets in the windSee also: sheet, three

three sheets

to/in the wind Informal Intoxicated; drunk.See also: sheet, three