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
Ilyas-Arabic
Tatenda-Southern African, Shona
Idony-English (Archaic)
UrsellaUR-sə-ləEnglish (Rare)
Gwythyr-Welsh
IrvingUR-ving (English, Scottish)English, Scottish, Jewish