half-seas over
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of half-seas over
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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I never believed you got half-seas over, anyhow; but, to return to our muttons, why didn’t you hand down a few varieties of the Therium family to posterity?
From A House-Boat on the Styx by Bangs, John Kendrick
Oh, by Jove, it's quite true!" said the irreverent Saxon; "you used to tell me about it every night when you were half-seas over at Shrewsbury.
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 by Various
In French and German the state of being "half-seas over" or "three sheets in the wind," and the practice of "splicing the main-brace" are expressed by various land metaphors.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
"I thought thou wert there all along, being already half-seas over," said Cary.
From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Kingsley, Charles
It was plain that she was more than half-seas over towards faith in the girl, and quite ready to take her up and exhibit her among her friends.
From The Tyranny of the Dark by Garland, Hamlin
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