have drink taken

have drink taken

English

Verb

have drink taken (third-person singular simple present has drink taken, present participle having drink taken, simple past and past participle had drink taken)

1. (Ireland, colloquial, humorous, euphemistic) To be (extremely) drunk.

   My client had drink taken when he vandalised that wall, Your Honour.

   • 1970, Eric Cross, The Tailor and Ansty, page 106:

     The coroner wanted to know where the hell he thought he was going, and the Sheep explained that he was “going behind”, for he had drink taken and his bladder was weak.