"be the worse for drink" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: is the worse for drink [present, singular, third-person], being the worse for drink [participle, present], was the worse for drink [past], been the worse for drink [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<is,being,was,been>}} be the worse for drink (third-person singular simple present is the worse for drink, present participle being the worse for drink, simple past was the worse for drink, past participle been the worse for drink)
  1. To be drunk. Related terms: worse for liquor, worse for wear, drunk
    Sense id: en-be_the_worse_for_drink-en-verb-XG00ti6i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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