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
LintonLIN-tənEnglish
Iounia-Biblical Greek
StephanSHTE-fahn (German)German, Dutch
ZbynĚK-Czech
Yoriyo-ṙeeJapanese
Theudoricus-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)