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# tied one on

phrase (idiom, verb phrase, past of «tie one on»: tie one on, ties one on, tied one on, tying one on)

«tied one on» 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

(slang, US) got very drunk.

### In the lessons

A casual, joking American way to say someone drank too much, often on a night out; it avoids «got drunk». Heard in gossip, films and among adults.

### Examples

- (gossip) He really tied one on last night.
- (film) "You look terrible." "Yeah, I tied one on."
- (chat) tied one on at the reunion, head is pounding
- (story) The sailors tied one on as soon as they got ashore.
- (warning) Don't tie one on before a long drive.
- (sitcom) After losing the game, the coach tied one on.

### Note

Trap: nothing is tied with string. «One» refers to a drunken bout, not a number. US slang; British people may not know it.