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under the influence

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under the influence
if someone is under the influence, they are drunk. Were you serious last night about wanting a baby or was it just because you were under the influence? Driving under the influence is a very serious offence.
under the influence
feeling the effect of alcohol or drugs. Were you serious last night about wanting a baby or did you say it because you were under the influence? If you are caught driving under the influence, you can lose your license.
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I was making my observations, when Ned and Conseil awoke almost at the same time, under the influence of this reviving air.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
If he was thinking of his dear companions, we must allow that they were not far behind him; and that, under the influence of a strange excitement, they were devoting to him their best thoughts.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Philip's piety had not stood the test of time, and he had long since given up his nightly reading of the Bible; but now, under the influence of Mr.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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