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Mashmellow Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

being liquored up

"someone is being liquored up" does it mean that someone is drunk? thank you
  

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someone is liquored up" (without 'being').. For example: "They are liquored up and causing trouble in the town" (They are drunk and causing trouble in the town).

— Eng_teach_in_germany

  • someone is liquored up" (without 'being')..
  • For example: "They are liquored up and causing trouble in the town" (They are drunk and causing trouble in the town).
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Hi Marshmellow,

I would say:

"..someone is liquored up" (without 'being')..

For example: "They are liquored up and causing trouble in the town"
(They are drunk and causing trouble in the town).
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I completely agree. if you use "being" it sounds like someone else is trying to get that person drunk, and that doesn't work well with liquored up. Then you'd just say "He's trying to get her drunk."
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The verb is of course 'to be liquored up' ('to be drunk').. perhaps there was some confusion between 'is being' and 'to be'.

However we say, 'She is drunk' not 'She is being drunk.'
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Hi,

This makes me think of the well-known humorous saying by Ogden Nash that 'Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker'.

Best wishes, Clive
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