tie one on
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To drink too much alcohol and get very drunk.
Meanings
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idiomatic
informal
To drink alcohol to the point of intoxication; to have a heavy drinking session.
"After the championship win, the whole team went out and really tied one on."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily American English, with a humorous or self-deprecating tone. The origin is uncertain but possibly refers to tying on an apron (drinking heavily at a bar). Used more by older speakers; younger speakers more likely say 'get hammered', 'get wasted', etc. Often used in past tense: 'He really tied one on last night.'
Commonly used with
night bar celebration party weekend occasion
Forms
Base
tie one on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
ties one on
he/she/it
Past simple
tied one on
yesterday
Past participle
tied one on
have + pp
-ing form
tiing one on
continuous
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Synonyms
get drunk get hammered go on a bender drink heavily get plastered overindulge
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