fluence Idiom, Proverb
under the influence of alcohol
Idiom(s): under the influence (of alcohol)Theme: DRUNK
drunk; nearly drunk; affected by alcohol.
• She behaves quite rudely when under the influence of alcohol.
• Ed was stopped by a police officer for driving while under the influence.
influence
influencesee under the influence.
under the influence
under the influenceImpaired functioning owing to alcohol consumption, as in He was accused of driving under the influence. This expression, from legal jargon, is short for under the influence of intoxicating liquor and implies that one is not completely drunk. Since it is nearly always applied to drivers suspected or so accused, it has given rise to the police acronym DUI, for “driving under the influence.” [Second half of 1800s]
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