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ties one on

ties one on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 ties one on

What is ties one on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ties one on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tie one on.

Words near ties one on in the dictionary

  1. ties in
  2. ties in knots
  3. ties in with
  4. ties into
  5. ties off
  6. ties one on
  7. ties oneself in knots
  8. ties oneself to the mast
  9. ties oneself up in knots
  10. ties out
  11. ties over

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