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seeing pink elephants

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seeing pink elephants

 and seeing pink spiders; Seeing snakes

intoxicated; recovering from a drinking bout; having the delirium tremens. When I got to the point of seeing pink elephants, I knew that something had to be done. The old one who's shaking—he's probably seeing snakes.

See also: elephant, pink, seeing

seeing pink elephants

and seeing pink spiders and seeing snakes

tv. alcohol intoxicated; recovering from a drinking bout; having the delirium tremens. When I got to the point of seeing pink elephants, I knew that something had to be done. He’s screaming something about seeing pink spiders, and he wants a drink.

See also: elephant, pink, seeing