| 词汇 | loaded to the gills |
| 词源 | loaded to the gills; loaded to the guards. Anyone loaded to the gills drink like a fish or has drunk alcohol “like a fish drinks water” and is obviously drunk. Sailors use a younger version of the old expression when they say loaded to the guards. The “guards” here are part of the plimsoll marks on vessels, lines beyond which it is dangerous to load a ship. |
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