Haiti . . . was distressed, tropical, ramshackle, overcrowded, poor and on the brink of civil war. . . . Its ornate hotels were in a state of decay, yet there was enough alcohol available for a guest to tie one on.
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Tie One On — EP (Live) by The Bouncing Souls Released November 10, 1998 Recorded … Wikipedia
Tie One — Infobox Artist bgcolour = name = Tie One imagesize = caption = birthname = Jonathan Lim birthdate = June 19 1979 location = Philippines deathdate = March 18 1998 deathplace = San Francisco, USA nationality = American field = Graffiti training =… … Wikipedia
tie one on — phrasal slang : to get drunk * * * informal get drunk * * * tie one on US informal + old fashioned : to become drunk He really tied one on last night. • • • Main Entry: ↑tie * * * ˌtie one ˈon … Useful english dictionary
tie one on — AND lay one on; tie it on tv. o get drunk. □ The boys went out to tie one on. □ They laid one on, but good … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tie one on — American to go on a carouse The etymology of this phrase is unexplained: We could tie one good one on, two days, three days, five empty bottles at the foot of the bed. (Mailer, 1965) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
tie one's hands — index handcuff Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tie one on — vb to get drunk. Like its synonym, hang one on, this phrase was a 1930s American ism, now heard in other English speaking areas. The precise etymology of these expressions is not clear, but both proba bly convey the image of attacking a quan tity … Contemporary slang
tie one on — drink a lot of liquor, become very drunk At Cayla s wedding, Uncle Ben tied one on. He got really drunk … English idioms
tie one's tongue — phrasal : to compel one to remain silent : constrain one to secrecy … Useful english dictionary
tie one's tongue — shut one s mouth, not speak … English contemporary dictionary
