| 词汇 | on the wagon |
| 释义 | Idiom on the wagon Theme: DRINKING not drinking alcohol; no longer drinking alcohol.None for me, thanks. I'm on the wagon.Look at John. I don't think he's on the wagon anymore. Slang on the wagon Theme: SOBRIETY mod. not now drinking alcoholic liquor.How long has John been on the wagon this time?He's on the wagon again. Idiom on the wagon not drinking any alcohol, after a period of drinking regularly.He's been on the wagon for ten years now. Usage notes: usually said about someone who has an alcohol problem Opposite of: off the wagonon the wagonMaintaining one's sobriety; abstaining from alcohol or drugs. The common phrase "off the wagon" is used to indicate the opposite. I'm much healthier now that I'm on the wagon, but I find it hard to socialize with my friends. Thinking about my daughter's future helps keep me on the wagon. on the wagonFig. not drinking alcohol. No, I don't care for a cocktail. I'm on the wagon. Bob's old drinking buddies complained that he was no fun when he went on the wagon. on the wagonAbstaining from drinking alcoholic beverages, as in Don't offer her wine; she's on the wagon. This expression is a shortening of on the water wagon, referring to the horse-drawn water car once used to spray dirt roads to keep down the dust. Its present meaning dates from about 1900. The antonym off the wagon, used for a resumption of drinking, dates from the same period. B.J. Taylor used it in Extra Dry (1906): "It is better to have been on and off the wagon than never to have been on at all." on the wagonIf someone is on the wagon, they have stopped drinking alcohol. I'm on the wagon for a while. Cleaning out my system. Note: You can say that someone falls off the wagon when they start to drink alcohol again after a period of not drinking it. Sadly, he fell off the wagon after 12 dry years. Note: Originally the expression was `on the water wagon' or `water cart'. Water carts were horse-drawn carts used for transporting water or for sprinkling the streets. If someone was `on the wagon', they were drinking water and not alcohol. on the wagonteetotal. informalThis expression originated in early 20th-century American use in the form on the water wagon , the implication being that a person on the water wagon would eschew alcohol in favour of water. 1989 Michael Norman These Good Men I'll just have a club soda with a twist of lime…I'm on the wagon. on the wagon mod. not now drinking alcoholic liquor. How long has John been on the wagon this time? on the wagonSlang Abstaining from alcoholic beverages. |
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