half-seas over
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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
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
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
That last morning at prayers Godefroy, who was half-seas over, must yelp out a loud "Amen" in the wrong place.
From Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
Stop barking, you little dog Rover, Till Linda can get half-seas over.
From The Woman Who Dared by Sargent, Epes