hang one on

English

Verb

hang one on

  1. (slang) To drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk.
    Synonym: tie one on
    • 1952, The New Yorker (volume 28, part 4, page 28)
      We get along good all the time, me and the missus, but honest to God I wish she would let me alone for at least an hour in the morning until I pull myself together if I hung one on the night before.
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