be one over (the) eight



be one over (the) eight

To be thoroughly inebriated. Primarily heard in UK. I think someone should drive Jerry home, he's one over the eight. I guess I was making something of a show of myself, but I was having too much fun to realise that I was one over eight.
See also: eight, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ChaunceyCHAWN-seeEnglish
Donn[dɔn]
Azaleaə-ZAY-lee-ə, ə-ZAYL-yəEnglish (Rare)
'Elifalet-Biblical Hebrew
Baruchbə-ROOK (English), BER-ook (English), BAR-ook (English), BAHR-ook (English)Biblical, Hebrew
RistoREES-to (Finnish)Finnish, Macedonian