under the influence
Meanings
adv
- While intoxicated or inebriated, in any degree from mildly impaired to stupefied, by a mind-altering substance, typically alcohol; thus, especially, drunk.
adj
- Intoxicated or inebriated, in any degree from mildly impaired to stupefied, by a mind-altering substance, typically alcohol; thus, especially, drunk.
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Etymology
Elliptical, since the agent (any intoxicating substance) is implicit because it is understood in context.
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