Rachel Chau
2021-07-18 03:07
Cork high and bottle deep old-fashioned idiom rustic
If you describe someone as cork high and bottle deep, they had too much alcohol; Very drunk
He insists on driving us home despite being cork high and bottle deep.
After his divorce, John is always found cork high and bottle deep.
To be very drunk
To be very drunk
1. To stretch or lengthen something, usually a string or cord of some type
2. To extend, postpone, or make longer than it usually would
1. Be foolish or stupid
2. Be drunk
1. The full capacity of a skin container.
2. An amount of alcohol that is enough to get drunk
The origin of this expression is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him
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