top-heavy with drink
adjEtymology
US, late 19th century. Due to staggering walk when drunk; compare brick in one's hat.
Definitions
drunk
- To have a brick in one’s hat, verb. phr. (American).—To be top-heavy with drink. For synonyms, see Drinks and Screwed.
- Her sister, Sadie, on the other hand, is top-heavy with drink, drugs, and a serious overdose of eyeshadow. She has hopes of following — or staggering — in the footsteps of her sister.
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