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drunk as a lord

drunk as a lord adjective: completely drunk.

Adjective

drunk as a lord

  1. (simile) Completely drunk.
    • He gave her a good hidin' an' went to th' Blue Lion an' got as drunk as a lord.1909, Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
    • "Good many of them drunk as lords," said DuBois of the established merriment of the guests.1997, Max Crawford, Lords of the Plain : A Novel, University of Oklahoma Press, →ISBN, page 183

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Questions about drunk as a lord

What does drunk as a lord mean?
Drunk as a lord means completely drunk.
What part of speech is drunk as a lord?
Drunk as a lord is an adjective.

Words near drunk as a lord in the dictionary

  1. drunk and driven
  2. drunk as a boiled owl
  3. drunk as a cunt
  4. drunk as a fiddler
  5. drunk as a fiddler's bitch
  6. drunk as a lord
  7. drunk as a piper
  8. drunk as a skunk
  9. drunk as a sow
  10. drunk as a wheelbarrow
  11. drunk as an owl

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