in one's cups



in one's cups

Drunk, as in You can't believe anything he says when he's in his cups. [Early 1600s]
See also: cup

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BiceBEE-cheItalian
Nnenna-Western African, Igbo
Tarastah-RAHS (Russian)Ukrainian, Russian
ÉImhÍN-Irish
DelmarDEL-mərEnglish
Toms-Latvian