feel no pain


feel no pain

euphemism To be or feel drunk. Jonathan took me on a tour of the local pubs, and pretty soon I was feeling no pain.See also: feel, no, pain

feeling no pain

numbed by alcohol and feeling nothing; intoxicated. She fell off the wagon and is feeling no pain. He drank the whole thing, and he's feeling no pain.See also: feeling, no, pain

feel no pain

Be intoxicated, as in After six beers he was feeling no pain. This expression alludes to being oblivious to pain because of the consumption of a large amount of liquor. [Slang; mid-1900s] See also: feel, no, pain

feel no pain

be insensible from drinking alcohol. informalSee also: feel, no, pain

feeling no pain

1. mod. numbed by alcohol and feeling nothing; alcohol intoxicated. He drank the whole thing, and he’s feeling no pain. 2. mod. feeling nothing; dead. Your aunt is feeling no pain now. She slipped away before dawn. See also: feeling, no, pain