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Idiom

cheap drunk

Meaning

Someone who is easily intoxicated.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“She is a cheap drunk after only one glass of wine.”

“I only had one beer, but I am such a cheap drunk that I already feel dizzy.”

“Although he prides himself on his tolerance, he is actually a cheap drunk who becomes quite loud after just a single cocktail.”

Examples

simple

“She is a cheap drunk after only one glass of wine.”

contextual

“I only had one beer, but I am such a cheap drunk that I already feel dizzy.”

complex

“Although he prides himself on his tolerance, he is actually a cheap drunk who becomes quite loud after just a single cocktail.”

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