"on the grog" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: From on (“regularly taking”) + the + slang 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2007, Amanda Astill, Tom Bromley, Michael Moran, Simon Trewin, Shopping While Drunk: Confessions from Modern Life, London: John Murray, →ISBN, page 157:",
          "text": "After a fine night on the grog, with bladder pressures reaching an estimated 4,000,000 psi (estimated by drunken scientists), the comparatively short range marksmanship required of an in-sink micturator is a significantly more approachable challenge than the tricky long yellow of the traditional method.",
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        "Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess."
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        "(Australia, slang) Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess."
      ],
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          "word": "on the piss"
        },
        {
          "word": "on the sauce"
        },
        {
          "word": "on the turps"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "on the grog"
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        "(Australia, slang) Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess."
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          "word": "on the piss"
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          "word": "on the turps"
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