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