"have a few too many" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: has a few too many [present, singular, third-person], having a few too many [participle, present], had a few too many [participle, past], had a few too many [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a few too many}} have a few too many (third-person singular simple present has a few too many, present participle having a few too many, simple past and past participle had a few too many)
  1. (colloquial) To drink an excessive amount of alcohol, so as become thoroughly inebriated or unwell. Tags: colloquial Related terms: have a few
    Sense id: en-have_a_few_too_many-en-verb-tK7JHJ2X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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