on the wagon

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Определение on the wagon в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

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

içkiyi bırakmış

{k} içkiyi bırakmış durumda

Связанные Термины

on the waggon

içkiyi bırakmış

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Определение on the wagon в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

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.

Связанные Термины

be on the wagon

abstain from alcoholic drinks

Расстановка переносов

on the Wag·on

Турецкое произношение

ôn dhi wägın

Синонимы

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

Антонимы

off the wagon

Произношение

/ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈwagən/ /ˈɔːn ðiː ˈwæɡən/

Этимология

[ '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.