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both sheets in the wind

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both sheets in the wind

intoxicated. (A ship's sheets are the ropes or lines that control the sails. See also three sheets in the wind.) She's both sheets in the wind at the moment. She's not just both sheets in the wind—they're all in the wind.

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both sheets in the wind

mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also three sheets in the wind.) She’s both sheets in the wind at the moment.

See also: both, sheet, wind