off the wagon — {adj. phr.}, {slang} No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while. * /When a heavy drinker quits he must really quit. One little drink of whiskey is enough to drive him off… … Dictionary of American idioms
off the wagon — adverb No longer maintaining a program of self improvement or abstinence from an undesirable habit, especially drinking alcohol. She kept up her diet for an entire month before falling off the wagon. Ant: on the wagon … Wiktionary
off the wagon — phrasal in or into a state of no longer abstaining from alcoholic beverages < fell off the wagon > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fall off the wagon — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {alcoholism and drug culture} To return to the consumption of an addictive, such as alcohol or drugs, after a period of abstinence. * /Poor Joe has fallen off the wagon again he is completely incoherent today./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fall off the wagon — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {alcoholism and drug culture} To return to the consumption of an addictive, such as alcohol or drugs, after a period of abstinence. * /Poor Joe has fallen off the wagon again he is completely incoherent today./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fall off the wagon — verb To cease or fail at a regimen of self improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction. Though he fell off the wagon several times, he eventually succeeded in quitting … Wiktionary
on the wagon — {adv. phr.} Participating in an alcohol addiction program; not touching any alcoholic beverage. * /Jim s doctor and his family finally managed to convince him that he was an alcoholic and should go on the wagon./ Contrast: FALL OFF THE WAGON … Dictionary of American idioms
on the wagon — {adv. phr.} Participating in an alcohol addiction program; not touching any alcoholic beverage. * /Jim s doctor and his family finally managed to convince him that he was an alcoholic and should go on the wagon./ Contrast: FALL OFF THE WAGON … Dictionary of American idioms
on the wagon — adjective a) Abstaining from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up (as opposed to never having partaken). 1917: “Thank you, but; ndash; er ndash; I’m on the wagon, you know,” declined the youth. mdash; , The… … Wiktionary
be on the wagon — See: ON THE WAGON, FALL OFF THE WAGON … Dictionary of American idioms
