in the grip of the grape



in the grip of the grape

mod. drunk on wine; drunk. Wayne was in the grip of the grape and couldn’t talk straight.
See also: grape, grip, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Katrinkah-TREEN (German, Swedish)German, Swedish, Estonian
Leto-Greek Mythology
Yosyp-Ukrainian
Feivel-Yiddish
Vicente[vi'senti]
Francis['fra:nsis]