falling down drunk
Unable to stand
Falling down drunk describes extreme intoxication—so drunk you can't maintain balance or walk steadily.
The phrase is literal: someone this drunk might actually fall down.
It emphasizes visible, physical impairment rather than just internal drunkenness: He came home falling down drunk at 3 a.m.
- wastedUsed without good result
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
- shit facedExtremely intoxicated
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
- sloshedVery intoxicated
trashed · stumbling · staggering · slurring · blackout · beer goggles · blitzed · legless · sidewalk · vomit · spins · wobbling · seeing double · tanked · smashed · booze · bar · brown bag
falling down drunksober
Free from intoxication
bone-dry · teetotal · on the wagon · abstinent · straight
falling down drunksure-footed
Steady and balanced
composed · poised · upright · coordinated · balanced
falling down drunkclear-headed
Able to think rationally
sharp as a tack · lucid · alert · sharp · aware
falling, fall, fallen, downfall, fallout, crestfallen, down, downed, downing