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Saying
...three sheets to the wind. Meaning he's drunk.
ie There was a guy three sheets to the wind.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): DRUNK ; EUPHEMISM ; Language ; Saying ; Sheets ; SLANG ; Term ; Wind
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary |