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appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober

appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober verb: to ask someone to reconsider a decision or view they took while their judgment was swayed by momentary passion, excitement, etc.

Verb

appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober (third-person singular simple present appeals from Philip drunk to Philip sober, present participle appealing from Philip drunk to Philip sober, simple past and past participle appealed from Philip drunk to Philip sober)

  1. (idiomatic) To ask someone to reconsider a decision or view they took while their judgment was swayed by momentary passion, excitement, etc.

Forms of appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober

third-person singular presentappeals from Philip drunk to Philip sober
present participleappealing from Philip drunk to Philip sober
past participleappealed from Philip drunk to Philip sober
pastappealed from Philip drunk to Philip sober

Origin of appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober

Valerius Maximus, 6, 2, ext. 1: Provocarem ad Philippum, inquit, sed sobrium.—"I will appeal to Philip, she said, but to Philip sober."

Questions about appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober

What does appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober mean?
Appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober means to ask someone to reconsider a decision or view they took while their judgment was swayed by momentary passion, excitement, etc.
What part of speech is appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober?
Appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober is a verb.
What is the past tense of appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober?
The past tense of appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober is appealed from Philip drunk to Philip sober.

Words near appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober in the dictionary

  1. appeachment
  2. appeachments
  3. appeal
  4. appeal court
  5. appeal courts
  6. appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober
  7. appeal to authority
  8. appeal to emotion
  9. appeal to motive
  10. appeal to nature
  11. appeal to the stone

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