英语词汇full as a tick的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	full as a tick
词源	full as a tick. Ticks gorge themselves with the blood of humans and animals, often transmitting diseases such as Lyme disease. This bloating suggested a person filling himself with liquor and gave birth to the term full as a tick for someone very drunk. The expression is said to have originated in Australia about a century ago, but it has been common in America for many years.
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