on the wagon

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von on the wagon im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

{k} (deyim) icki icmeme,agzina icki koymama

içkiyi bırakmış

{k} içkiyi bırakmış durumda

Relevante Übersetzungen

on the waggon

içkiyi bırakmış

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von on the wagon im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

By extension, maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from some other undesirable habit

He’s been on the smoking cessation wagon for two weeks now.

Abstaining from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up (as opposed to never having partaken)

1917: “Thank you, but; – er – I’m on the wagon, you know,” declined the youth. — Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Oakdale Affair.

Relevante Übersetzungen

be on the wagon

abstain from alcoholic drinks

Silbentrennung

on the Wag·on

Türkische aussprache

ôn dhi wägın

Synonyme

teetotal, abstaining, abstemious, abstinent, cold sober, dry, drying out, free of alcohol, nonindulgent, not drinking, not drunk, not partaking of alcohol, period of abstinence, restrained, sober

Antonyme

off the wagon

Aussprache

/ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈwagən/ /ˈɔːn ðiː ˈwæɡən/

Etymologie

[ 'on, 'än ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Early 20th century American temperance|temperance]] movement. Originally “on the water wagon” or “on the water cart”,, , Michael Quinion“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001"Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson, New York, 1997. referring to carts used to hose down dusty roads. Alice Hegan Rice|Alice Hegan Rice]], Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch|Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]], 1901, at Project Gutenberg :I wanted to git him some whisky, but he shuck his head. ‘I'm on the water-cart,’ sez he. Compare New York Anti-Saloon League|New York Anti-Saloon League]]: :Be a good sport about it. No more falling off the water wagon. Uncle Sam will help you keep your pledge.