"off the water wagon" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} off the water wagon, {{en-PP}} off the water wagon
  1. Dated form of off the wagon (“no longer abstaining from alcohol”). Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: off the wagon (extra: no longer abstaining from alcohol)
    Sense id: en-off_the_water_wagon-en-prep_phrase-29pNSvkP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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