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four sheets to the wind

four sheets to the wind adjective: extremely drunk.

Adjective

four sheets to the wind (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Extremely drunk.
    • You see, it's a well known fact, you know / I'm four sheets to the wind, I'm glad you're gone1975 Tom Waits, "Spare Parts 1 (A Nocturnal Emission)," Nighthawks at the Diner, Asylum Records
    • After a couple of hours many people were four sheets to the wind, having had a few too many drinks.2005 Richard LeVine, Awakening Waves: A True Adventure Story, Warm Wisdom Press, p133

four sheets to the wind meaning in Bengali

four sheets to the wind in Bengali

অত্যন্ত মাতাল

Synonyms of four sheets to the wind

Origin of four sheets to the wind

By analogy with three sheets to the wind.

Questions about four sheets to the wind

What does four sheets to the wind mean?
Four sheets to the wind means extremely drunk.
What is four sheets to the wind in Bengali?
Four sheets to the wind in Bengali is অত্যন্ত মাতাল. See Four sheets to the wind meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is four sheets to the wind?
Four sheets to the wind is an adjective.

Words near four sheets to the wind in the dictionary

  1. four score and seven years ago
  2. four score and ten
  3. four score seven years ago
  4. Four Seasons
  5. four sheets in the wind
  6. four sheets to the wind
  7. Four Shire Stone
  8. Four Species
  9. four square
  10. four thieves' vinegar
  11. four thousand

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