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Greg Arious Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

What does 'on the beers' mean?

Here are some examples:
Have I started on the beers too early, or do you have an idea, too?
(is started on the beers the same as with the beers here?)

Get on the beers son.
Scammed us on the beers.
Getting on the beers early doors. (the meaning of the entire phrase?)
  

Top answer

It is not "on the beers", it is "to start on something ". To start on a thing is to commence doing it. "The beers" is a figure of speech for "drinking beer".

— Enoon

  • It is not "on the beers", it is "to start on something ".
  • To start on a thing is to commence doing it.
  • "The beers" is a figure of speech for "drinking beer".
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It is not "on the beers", it is "to start on something". To start on a thing is to commence doing it. "The beers" is a figure of speech for "drinking beer".
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Thank you for the reply.

Just one more question: Can this phrase take other forms of nouns?
For example is this a correct sentence: 'I started on learning English', and what difference in meaning would it convey compared to 'I started learning English'.
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Greg AriousFor example is this a correct sentence: 'I started on learning English',
No. You start on noun. I think it's informal.

While the rest of us waited for Dad to say grace, ***** started on the cornbread.

I started on Japanese, but it was so hard, I switched to Italian.

Gary wanted to start on the landscaping before it
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Thank you very much! Examples help a lot, along with a direct answer!
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