"on the grog" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Etymology: From on (“regularly taking”) + the + slang grog (“any alcoholic drink”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|on||regularly taking}} on (“regularly taking”), {{m|en|the}} the, {{m|en|grog||any alcoholic drink}} grog (“any alcoholic drink”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} on the grog
  1. (Australia, slang) Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess. Tags: Australia, slang Synonyms: on the piss, on the sauce, on the turps
    Sense id: en-on_the_grog-en-prep_phrase-a49KBRMg Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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