English Explanatory Dictionary

tie one on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk

Pronunciation

En-au-tie one on.ogg

Word forms

tie one on ties one on tying one on tied one on

Etymology

From earlier tie a bun on, where bun means “bender, drunken spree” and probably comes from bung. First attested in the 1940s.

Synonyms

hang one on

Related words

drunk
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