get a can on

get a can on

slang To get drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You guys really got a can on! Wait, that shy girl from class did karaoke last night? Wow, she must have really gotten a can on first! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's got a can on.

See also: can, get, on

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get a can on

tv. to get drunk. (see also tie one on.) The entire office staff got a can on to celebrate the contract.

See also: can, get, on

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