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have a snootful

idiom
Meaning

To be drunk.


Examples
SIMPLE

He had a snootful and started singing loudly.

CONTEXTUAL

After having a snootful at the party, he decided it was best to take a taxi home.

COMPLEX

The reveler, having clearly had a snootful, stumbled through the tavern door and began regaling the patrons with incoherent stories.

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