dead drunk
Completely intoxicated, as in I can't remember a thing about last night; I was dead drunk. This phrase, first recorded in 1599, alludes to the immobility and insensibility of actual death.
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But who was able to describe him, since the victim, you say, was dead-drunk at the time?
Under Western EyesJoseph Conrad
"Nor, he's dead-drunk," said Balla, picking up an empty flask.
Two Little ConfederatesThomas Nelson Page
I am very angry to know that he is dead-drunk nearly half the day.
The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-CyrCharlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon
They were the men told off to guard the tunnel; and they were dead-drunk.
The Woman of MysteryMaurice Leblanc
Such of the latter as were not dead-drunk were sleeping with men.
What Shall We Do?Leo Tolstoy