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in wine

in wine prepositional phrase: in a state of intoxication where the truth is more likely to emerge. Also the ellipsis of in wine.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, uncommon) In a state of intoxication where the truth is more likely to emerge.

Also used as

in wine is also the ellipsis of in wine.

Questions about in wine

What does in wine mean?
In wine means in a state of intoxication where the truth is more likely to emerge.
What part of speech is in wine?
In wine is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in wine in the dictionary

  1. in waves
  2. in ways
  3. in weal and woe
  4. in what universe
  5. in what world
  6. in wine
  7. in wine, there is truth
  8. in with
  9. in with a chance
  10. in with a shout
  11. in witness whereof

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