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tying one on

tying one on is the present participle and gerund 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 tying one on

What is tying one on the present participle and gerund of?
Tying one on is the present participle and gerund of tie one on.

Words near tying one on in the dictionary

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

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