tie one on: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To drink alcoholic beverages to excess; to become intoxicated.
Examples
BetaAfter the conference, the team decided to tie one on and celebrate their success.
After the conference, the team decided to drink alcohol excessively and celebrate their success.
You shouldn’t tie one on before the big presentation tomorrow; it might affect your performance.
You shouldn’t drink excessively before the big presentation tomorrow; it might affect your performance.
He tied one on so badly last weekend that he couldn’t remember anything the next day.
He drank alcohol to excess last weekend and couldn’t remember anything the next day.
- To celebrate by drinking; to have a heavy drinking session in connection with a social occasion.
Examples
BetaWe tied one on after the game to celebrate our championship win.
We celebrated by drinking heavily after the game to celebrate our championship win.
Whenever there’s a holiday, the office usually ties one on to mark the occasion.
Whenever there’s a holiday, the office usually celebrates by drinking heavily.
Let’s tie one on tonight to commemorate your promotion at work.
Let’s celebrate by drinking heavily tonight to commemorate your promotion at work.
- To fasten or secure an object by tying it onto something (literal usage).
Examples
BetaShe carefully tied one on the back of the chair to keep the bag from falling.
She carefully fastened one on the back of the chair to keep the bag from falling.
The sailor tied one on the mast to secure the flag during the storm.
The sailor fastened one on the mast to secure the flag during the storm.
They had to tie one on the fence post to keep the gate from swinging open.
They had to fasten one on the fence post to keep the gate from swinging open.
Tomorrow, I will tie one on the package before shipping it out.
Tomorrow, I will fasten one on the package before shipping it out.
Examples:
- EN: Let's go tie one on.ES: Salgamos de aquí.
- EN: I'd like to tie one on to him.ES: Me gustaría atarlo a uno.
- EN: We'll tie one on together.ES: Nos emborracharemos juntos.
- EN: Let's really tie one on tonight.ES: Vamos a embriagarnos.
- EN: You know, Monahan and my old man, they used to tie one on at Cassidy's... every Saturday.ES: Monahan y mi padre pillaban una cogorza todos los sábados.
- EN: I'll fly right up to Acapulco and tie one on for 10 days.ES: Volaré para Acapulco y me quedaré ahí unos diez días.
- EN: He loved to tie one on and dance.ES: Le encantaba agarrarse a alguna y bailar.
- EN: Now if you're like me, you're probably planning to tie one on, bark at the moon, pee off the porch and all that.ES: Si pensáis como yo, probablemente pensaréis en haceros un lazo o mear en algún portal.
- EN: - You boys wanna tie one on?ES: - ¿Quieren un poco?
- EN: My dad would tie one on, start goin' off. The rest of us would dive for cover, but Bardy, man, he'd just--ES: Cuando mi papá se emborrachaba todos huíamos de él.
- EN: We also heard when you tie one on, you become quite the ladies' man. What?ES: Nos han dicho que cuando bebe se convierte en todo un don Juan.
- EN: And may I congratulate you on your ingenuity in rhyming "Sauvignon" with "tie one on."ES: Y permítame felicitarlo por su ingenio al rimar "Sauvignon" con "botellón".
- EN: We'll tie one on.ES: Vamos a festejar.
- EN: Listen, I thought maybe after work you and me go tie one on, maybe check out some of the local talent.ES: Escucha, pensé que tal vez, luego del trabajo tú conmigo podríamos ir a tomar algo tal vez dar un vistazo a algún talento local.
- EN: And by the way, it's "You and I go tie one on,"ES: A propósito, es "Tú y yo ir a tomar algo".
- EN: Let's go tie one on.ES: Salgamos de aquí.
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