Idiom
make a Virginia fence
Meaning
To walk in a unstable manner due to being intoxicated.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He made a Virginia fence as he walked home from the bar.”
“After drinking too much at the party, he made a Virginia fence all the way to his front door.”
“The man made a Virginia fence down the sidewalk, his unsteady gait clearly revealing the effects of the evening's heavy drinking.”
Examples
simple
“He made a Virginia fence as he walked home from the bar.”
contextual
“After drinking too much at the party, he made a Virginia fence all the way to his front door.”
complex
“The man made a Virginia fence down the sidewalk, his unsteady gait clearly revealing the effects of the evening's heavy drinking.”
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