10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAVE ONE OVER THE EIGHT»
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have one over the eight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
88) Barrington, Rutland. Rutland Barrington: A Record of 35 Years' Experience
on the English Stage. London: Grant Richards, 1908. To have one over the eight
(MP 463) 1940 "Young Edgar's had one over the eight." (p. 36) Sayers, Dorothy L
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George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
... to have (had) one over the eight zu tief ins Glas geschautlgeblicktlgeguckt/(
gesehen) haben ugs — einen über den Durst trinken - to have too many, t0 have
one over the eight ein Glas zu viel getrunken haben ugs — einen über den Durst
...
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Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
Br. a quilt filled with down. eight/ behind the eight ball Am., Can., Aus. col. in a
difficult situation. eight/ have one over the eight Br. col.obs.have one drinktoo
many. eight ball (pool) esp. Am., Can. 1. a variety of pool.2.col. one eighth of an
ounce ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
... behind the eight ball (chiefly in North American usage) at a disadvantage; in a
variety of the game of pool, the black ball is numbered eight. have one over the
eight have one drink too many,
194 56 have no time for 184 gin have nothing on X 184 24 have O from X dollars
a bottle 30 1112 have O in mind 188 100 have O on ice 204 100 have O on the
brain 178 99 have O to oneself 128 74 have one over the eight 166 188 have ...
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Heinemann English Dictionary
Phrase have one over the eight (informal) to become slightly drunk. Word Family
eight adjective; eighth noun, adjective. eighteen (ay-teen) noun a cardinal
number, the symbol 1 8 in Arabic numerals, XVIII in Roman numerals. Word
Family ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English
phrases have one over the eight Brit. informal have one drink too many. [probably
from the assumption that the average person can drink eight pints of beer without
getting drunk.] – origin Old English ehta, eahta, of Germanic origin; related to ...
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Diccionari UB: anglès-català
... egipci 2) n (persona) egipci eiderdown n edredo eight adj/n vuit -»to have one
over the eight portar una copa de mes (a sobre) eighteen adj/n divuit eighteenth
adj/n divuite eighth adj/n vuite eightieth adj/n vuitante eighty adj/n vuitanta either
...
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Introductory Semantics and Pragmatics for Spanish Learners ...
Eng. merry, tiddly, under the influence, over the top, to have one over the eight;Sp
.contento, piripi, alegre;Fr.éméché, pompette;Ger. duhn, beschwipst, angesäuselt
. vi. Physical illness, physical disability and surgery. Eng. invalid, handicapped ...
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Føroysk-Ensk ordabók: with Faroese folk-lore and proverbs : ...
... faa upp i skallan —get intoxicated, have 'one over the eight', be 'half-seas over';
gera e-m heitt um skalla — embarrass someone greatly, make someone hot
under the collar; honum var heitt um skalla — he was hot under the collar; orna
um ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAVE ONE OVER THE EIGHT»
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have one over the eight is used in the context of the following news items.
Hardy Centre's drink licence causes a stir
Nor do I think that the odd visitor who might have one over the eight will be allowed to continue drinking. "It is well known that availability of ... «Dorset Echo, Nov 14»
What the back pages say on Monday, May 10: Chelsea warn …
DAILY STAR: Carlo Ancelotti toasted Chelsea's title glory and then revealed he planned to have one over the eight himself. Also: Sir Alex ... «Daily Mail, May 10»
