dead drunk
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A storm, attempted murders, witches, wizards, invisible spirits, revolutions, characters drinking until they’re dead drunk, an angry monster named Caliban—can you believe it?
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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"Doctor, doctor," shouted he in great pain,—"here, here—it is me that is murdered—that chap is only dead drunk, but I am really dead, or will be, if you don't help."
From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael
Is the fellow to that to be found in literature, ancient or modern, foreign or domestic, living or dead, drunk or sober?
From The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories by Twain, Mark
Iago retorts: "Why, he drinks you, with facility, your Dane dead drunk," and gains, the speaker explains, easy mastery over the German and the Hollander.
From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir
"Only dead drunk, I trust?" said the smith; "nay, a candle and a dose of matrimonial advice will bring him to life again."
From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir