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tied one on

tied one on is the simple past and past participle of tie one on.

Meaning of tie one on

Verb

tie one on (third-person singular simple present ties one on, present participle tying one on, simple past and past participle tied one on)

  1. (colloquial, dated, idiomatic) To drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk
    • "Let's tie one on!" said Peachy gaily. "Come on, Eve!"
      Eve said she couldn't drink a thing. "Besides, it's fattening!"1940, Hearst's International combined with Cosmopolitan, volume 109, page 77
    Synonyms:
    hang one on

Questions about tied one on

What is tied one on the simple past and past participle of?
Tied one on is the simple past and past participle of tie one on.

Words near tied one on in the dictionary

  1. tied island
  2. tied islands
  3. tied off
  4. tied oil
  5. tied oils
  6. tied one on
  7. tied oneself in knots
  8. tied oneself to the mast
  9. tied oneself up in knots
  10. tied out
  11. tied over

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