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liquor
(redirected from get liquored up)

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can't hold their drink/liquor
if someone can't hold their drink, they get drunk after drinking very little alcohol. You can't hold your drink, that's your problem. Two beers and you're under the table.
See also: can't, drink, hold
not hold your liquor
to not be able to drink alcohol without showing any effects. Scott didn't hold his liquor very well — he'd either fall asleep or sit silently and sadly after a couple of drinks.
Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by hold your liquor: Now there's a gang that can hold their liquor!
See also: hold
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Manning, responding in a sideline interview at the Pro Bowl, said that's what happens when kickers get liquored up.
INDY EXUDES THAT LOS ANGELES VIBE TEAM LIKELY WOULD BE WELL-RECEIVED by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Which is the best baseball park to get liquored up in, Coors Field, Miller Park or Busch Stadium?
THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL OF BREAKING RECORDS, WINDOWS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
After what'll happen attendance-wise after the first season when the only football-impaired fans who show are those who need an excuse to get liquored up and watch indoor helmet jousting.
THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL : THE INSIDE SCOOP ON L.A. FOOTBALL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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