falling down drunk
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In the trailer, we see Beth literally falling down drunk, and throughout the series she goes on various benders that interfere with her success in the game and in life.
From Salon
“The customer did not say, for example, that Tidwell was falling down drunk or consuming alcohol inside the Speedway, or nearly hit something while driving to the Speedway.”
From Washington Times
More than that, most evenings find him at Harold’s Place, a non-gentrified dive bar whose other patrons are adept at bringing him home when he becomes falling down drunk, which is often.
From Los Angeles Times
Jones said being four times over the limit “sounds terrible” but there was no evidence his conduct caused direct harm, adding: “He was not falling down drunk, making mistakes, being rude, picking fights.”
From The Guardian
When others of his generation were putting their lives on the line for civil rights, he and his friends had cruised to the Bahamas so they could spend what sounded like their spring break falling down drunk.
From Washington Post
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