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get drunk

Verb

Meaning

(intransitive) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol. (This entry is a translation hub.)

I'm going out tonight to get drunk.

(transitive) To make drunk. (This entry is a translation hub.)
We got him drunk by spiking the punch.

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As far as I'm concerned the only thing to do is sit in a room and get drunk. Jack Kerouac

Yeah, that came out of a reading. It was great. It's such a fun crew to be with, and we all went out the night before and that really encouraged us to go out and get drunk. John Leguizamo

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory. Brendan Behan

Life on the road can get a little one-dimensional. I didn't want to reach 40 and have to say all I'd done was look out the window of a tour bus and get drunk. Bruce Dickinson

He who only drinks water does not get drunk. Irish Proverb

When your companions get drunk and fight, Take up your hat, and wish them good night. Japanese Proverb

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