be on the wagon



be on the wagon

To maintain one's sobriety; to abstain from alcohol. Jim's on the wagon again, so he doesn't want to go to the bar with us tonight.
See also: on, wagon

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.
See fall off the wagon, hitch wagon to
See also: on, wagon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gona-Kurdish
Prudencioproo-DHEN-thyo (Spanish), proo-DHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Juda-Arabic
Efthymia-Greek
Doe[dəu]
Halkyone-Greek Mythology