Idiom
tie one on
Meaning
To drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He decided to tie one on after a long week at work.”
“The team went to the local pub to tie one on after they finished the difficult project.”
“Following the disappointment of the failed merger, the executives retreated to the lounge to tie one on and forget their professional woes.”
Examples
simple
“He decided to tie one on after a long week at work.”
contextual
“The team went to the local pub to tie one on after they finished the difficult project.”
complex
“Following the disappointment of the failed merger, the executives retreated to the lounge to tie one on and forget their professional woes.”
Origin
Attested in the 1940s, the phrase is a variation of the earlier tie a bun on, where bun refers to a drunken spree. This usage is thought to be derived from bung. The specific mechanics of tying the object to one's person remain unrecorded.
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