ties one on
Drinks to excess
To tie one on is to get drunk, usually deliberately and thoroughly: We tied one on after the funeral.
The expression suggests a planned drinking session rather than accidental intoxication.
It's informal and slightly old-fashioned, often used nostalgically or by older speakers.
- boozehoundHabitual excessive drinker
- drunk as a skunkExtremely intoxicated, rhymingly
- beerFermented grain drink
- partyGathering for celebration
- night outRecreational evening away
bar hopping · whiskey · tipsy · liquid courage · cocktails · wasted · celebration · binge drinking · hammered · hangover · morning after · regret · shots · camaraderie · sloshed · dehydration · pub crawl · booze cruise