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have drink taken

have drink taken verb: to be (extremely) drunk.

Verb

have drink taken (third-person singular simple present has drink taken, present participle having drink taken, simple past and past participle had drink taken)

  1. (Ireland, UK, colloquial, humorous) To be (extremely) drunk.
    • My client had drink taken when he vandalised that wall, Your Honour.
    • The coroner wanted to know where the hell he thought he was going, and the Sheep explained that he was “going behind”, for he had drink taken and his bladder was weak.1970, Eric Cross, The Tailor and Ansty, page 106

Forms of have drink taken

third-person singular presenthas drink taken
present participlehaving drink taken
past participlehad drink taken
pasthad drink taken

Questions about have drink taken

What does have drink taken mean?
Have drink taken means to be (extremely) drunk.
What part of speech is have drink taken?
Have drink taken is a verb.
What is the past tense of have drink taken?
The past tense of have drink taken is had drink taken.

Words near have drink taken in the dictionary

  1. have done
  2. have done with
  3. have down
  4. have down as
  5. have down to a science
  6. have drink taken
  7. have ears
  8. have eyes bigger than one's belly
  9. have eyes bigger than one's stomach
  10. have eyes for
  11. have eyes in the back of one's head

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