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half-seas over

[haf-seez, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌsiz, ˈhɑf- /














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"I thought thou wert there all along, being already half-seas over," said Cary.

From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Kingsley, Charles

Oh, by Jove, it's quite true!" said the irreverent Saxon; "you used to tell me about it every night when you were half-seas over at Shrewsbury.

From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 by Various

He who would many an evil shun   Will find my plan the best-- To trim the sail as shifts the gale,   And half-seas over rest.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

It was plain that she was more than half-seas over towards faith in the girl, and quite ready to take her up and exhibit her among her friends.

From The Tyranny of the Dark by Garland, Hamlin

In French and German the state of being "half-seas over" or "three sheets in the wind," and the practice of "splicing the main-brace" are expressed by various land metaphors.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest




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