in one's cups

Language:

Meanings:

1.
historicalUSUKliteralneutral
- Engaged in drinking alcoholic beverages; physically in the act of consuming alcohol.
2.
historicalUSUKidiomaticdatedinformal
- Intoxicated; under the influence of alcohol.

Examples:

EN: But I'm afraid, after a while, what had in one's cups seemed amusing no longer felt... well, quite right.
ES: Pero me temo, que luego de un tiempo, lo que tenia en sus manos parecia magnifico ya no se sentia mas... bueno, bastante cierto.

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