under the influence

under the influence
under the influence informal affected by alcoholic drink.
Main Entry: influence

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  • under the influence — adj. Intoxicated; suffering from mental and physical impairment due to consumption of alcohol or drugs. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. under the influence …   Law dictionary

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  • under the influence — phrasal : in an intoxicated condition charged with driving under the influence * * * under the influence (informal) Suffering from the effects of (too much) alcohol, drunk • • • Main Entry: ↑influence * * * under the influence often humorous …   Useful english dictionary

  • under the influence — feeling the effect of alcohol or drugs. Were you serious last night about wanting a baby or did you say it because you were under the influence? If you are caught driving under the influence, you can lose your license …   New idioms dictionary

  • under the influence —    drunk    Shortened form of the legal jargon under the influence of drink or drugs. Half under is no less drunk …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • under the influence — phrasal affected by alcohol ; drunk < was arrested for driving under the influence > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • under the influence — adverb Intoxicated, inebriated, or otherwise stupefied by an ingested mind altering substance, commonly speaking of alcohol : drunk. He was arrested for driving under the influence …   Wiktionary

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