Idiom
four sheets to the wind
Meaning
Extremely drunk.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He was four sheets to the wind after the party.”
“After drinking too much at the wedding, he was four sheets to the wind and could barely walk.”
“By the time the final toast was made, the host was already four sheets to the wind and began telling embarrassing stories to the guests.”
Examples
simple
“He was four sheets to the wind after the party.”
contextual
“After drinking too much at the wedding, he was four sheets to the wind and could barely walk.”
complex
“By the time the final toast was made, the host was already four sheets to the wind and began telling embarrassing stories to the guests.”
Origin
By analogy with three sheets to the wind.
Key words
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