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# on the wagon

idiom (adjective phrase used after «be», «go» or «fall off»: on the wagon)

«on the wagon» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, everyday) not drinking alcohol, especially after drinking too much in the past.

### In the lessons

People say it to mention that someone has stopped drinking without talking about alcohol problems directly. Everyday register, all English-speaking countries; «fall off the wagon» = start drinking again.

### Examples

- No wine for me, I'm on the wagon.
- Dad's been on the wagon since New Year.
- He fell off the wagon at the party.
- She's on the wagon for a month to save money.
- Staying on the wagon is hard at weddings.
- «On the wagon» comes from the water-cart days.

### Note

It is not about real wagons. «Fall off the wagon» is the opposite. It can be about any bad habit jokingly (on the chocolate wagon). Plain words: not drinking, sober.