be (as) drunk as a biled owl

be (as) drunk as a biled owl

old-fashioned slang To be very drunk. ("Biled" is a colloquial contraction of "boiled.") Primarily heard in US. Do you remember last night at all? You were drunk as a biled owl by the time you left the pub! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's drunk as a biled owl. You were as drunk as a biled owl last night, stumbling in here reeking of alcohol!

See also: bile, drunk, owl

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