On New Year's Eve Ned was lit up like a Christmas tree.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
lit up like a Christmas tree — {adj. phr.}, {informal} To be drunk. * /On New Year s Eve Ned was lit up like a Christmas tree./ Compare: THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND … Dictionary of American idioms
lit up like a Christmas tree — {adj. phr.}, {informal} To be drunk. * /On New Year s Eve Ned was lit up like a Christmas tree./ Compare: THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND … Dictionary of American idioms
Christmas tree packet — In information technology, a Christmas tree packet is a packet with every single option set for whatever protocol is in use. The term derives from a fanciful image of each little option bit in a header being represented by a different colored… … Wikipedia
Christmas tree — n. a drunkard. (From being lit like a Christmas tree.) □ Some old Christmas tree staggered by, muttering to herself. □ A well dressed Christmas tree sat in the corner lit up, of course … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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lit up — adj a. drunk. Originally an American expression, this phrase derives from the visible effects of alcohol (a glow , red nose, etc.) as well as the sensation of heat and the notion of alcohol as firewater or fuel. Embellishments of this usage are… … Contemporary slang
lit — adj a. drunk. Originally an American expression, this phrase derives from the visible effects of alcohol (a glow , red nose, etc.) as well as the sensation of heat and the notion of alcohol as firewater or fuel. Embellishments of this usage are… … Contemporary slang
lit — 1. n. literature, as a school subject. □ I’m flunking English lit again. □ I hate lit. Give me numbers any day. 2. AND lit up mod. drunk. □ She was always lit by bedtime. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lit — /lɪt / (say lit) verb 1. past tense and past participle of light1. 2. past tense and past participle of light3. –phrase 3. lit up (like a Christmas tree){{}} (or birthday cake), a. brightly illuminated. b …
