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been the worse for drink

been the worse for drink is the past participle of be the worse for drink.

Meaning of be the worse for drink

Verb

be the worse for drink (third-person singular simple present is the worse for drink, present participle being the worse for drink, simple past was the worse for drink, past participle been the worse for drink)

  1. To be drunk.
    • Driver James Mitchell was the worse for drink. When he took duty at Carlisle on the previous evening, he was smelling of whisky; there were signs of drink on him at Beattock, and when they left Carstairs on the return journey, he was worse.1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, page 53

Questions about been the worse for drink

What is been the worse for drink the past participle of?
Been the worse for drink is the past participle of be the worse for drink.

Words near been the worse for drink in the dictionary

  1. been right
  2. been silent
  3. been someone's to lose
  4. been supposed to
  5. been taken ill
  6. been the worse for drink
  7. been there
  8. been there, done that
  9. been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
  10. been there, done that, got the T-shirt
  11. been to the rodeo

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