be on the wagon

be on the wagon
See: ON THE WAGON, FALL OFF THE WAGON.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • on/off the wagon — informal ◇ A person who is on the wagon has stopped drinking alcohol. He has been on the wagon since his child was born. A person who had stopped drinking alcohol but has started again has fallen off the wagon. After a year of sobriety, she fell… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • go\ on\ the\ wagon — • go on the wagon • be on the wagon See: on the wagon Contrast: fall off the wagon …   Словарь американских идиом

  • go on the wagon — be on the wagon someone who is on the wagon has decided not to drink any alcohol for a period of time. The doctor ordered her to go on the wagon, and she hasn t touched a drop since …   New idioms dictionary

  • be on the wagon — See: ON THE WAGON, FALL OFF THE WAGON …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • be on the wagon — someone who is on the wagon has decided not to drink any alcohol for a period of time. He d been an alcoholic once, but when I met him he d been on the wagon for about five years …   New idioms dictionary

  • fall off the wagon — If someone falls off the wagon, they start drinking after having given up completely for a time …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • fall off the wagon — in. to resume drinking after having stopped. □ Poor Jed fell off the wagon again. □ It looks to me like he wanted nothing more than to fall off the wagon …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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