Three sheets to the wind

لغة الإنكليزية idiom
Fatih44 Fatih44 الخميس, 22 أغسطس 2019, 12:18

Meanings of "Three sheets to the wind"

الإنكليزية

a totally inebriated person; a drunk out of control.

St. SolSt. Solon الجمعة, 11 أكتوبر 2019, 01:45
الإنكليزية

In sailing, a “sheet” is a rope used to control a sail.

If the sheets are loose or not properly fastened, the sail flaps uncontrollably, and the ship can stagger or veer off course.

So, a ship with “three sheets to the wind” would be lurching about — much like a very drunk person.

GlobophobeGlobophobeon الأثنين, 19 مايو 2025, 21:34
الألمانية

„Three sheets to the wind“
heißt auf Deutsch sinngemäß: extrem betrunken sein.
Typische Redewendungen dafür sind z. B.:
„Voll wie eine Haubitze“

GlobophobeGlobophobeon الأثنين, 19 مايو 2025, 21:39
الروسية

вдрызг пьяный; ~ море по колено.

St. SolSt. Solon الجمعة, 11 أكتوبر 2019, 01:46
التركية

Çok sarhoş olmak. Ayakta duramayacak kadar sarhoş olmak.

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You were three sheets to the wind last night

Dün gece ayakta duramayacak kadar sarhoştun

Fatih44Fatih44on الخميس, 22 أغسطس 2019, 12:18

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Das Lumpenpack
Breathe on meDas Lumpenpack
Breathe upon me! By the way you are clamoring I can tell that you are three sheets to the wind. I smell it like never before:
Michael Malarkey
ScarsMichael Malarkey
Do you want me grovelling and sober, A brilliant wreckage Or three sheets to the wind, Three pages of you
Morgan Wallen
Wasted on YouMorgan Wallen
It's all my fault Yeah, I dropped the ball You're gone and I'm gone three sheets to the wind Thinking 'bout all I've wasted on you
Vasilis Karras
Three sheets to the windVasilis Karras
Saturday night at three o'clock you'll find me three sheets to the wind looking for love and affection
Teatr Teney
Believe Only in YourselfTeatr Teney
I was three sheets to the wind. 1 I heard the call, without much fanfare. Believe only in yourself! I rid myself of black and white, 1. Lit: "I was higher than the 7th hill". This English idiom this implies being on drugs, or alcohol, in Russian not necessarily.
Reba McEntire
What Do You SayReba McEntire
She was out with her friends They started drinking at some party Till she was three sheets to the wind Her momma always told her she could call no matter what
Everything Everything
Dagger's EdgeEverything Everything
Beep? Beep? I don't wanna beep I ate that bullet like it was a vitamin Three sheets to the wind Don't give your enemies anything
Skryabin
Don't be a moron, don't drink and driveSkryabin
Drunk driver on the road is worse than a hurricane. It is three sheets to the wind for a drunk, but car can not sail, You are just a human, not a movie superhero.
Flogging Molly
Rebels Of The Sacred HeartFlogging Molly
Where upon this alter I will hang my guilt ridden head But it`s time I`ll take before I begin Three sheets to the wind, Three sheets to the wind Rebels are we, though heavy our hearts shall always be
Pup (Canada)
Scorpion HillPup (Canada)
Up on Scorpion Hill watching life Passing me by in the pale moonlight And I sat there forever, three sheets to the wind It’s not helping my case, the state that I’m in
Vallorch
Drink Some More!Vallorch
Hoist the flag up high, sail through the night Three sheets to the wind and full speed ahead Roll up the barrel and hand me a tankard
Dream State
Help MyselfDream State
[Chorus] What’s the point when I don’t know who I am Three sheets to the wind on my back again Just for one more time?
Brothers Osborne
High NoteBrothers Osborne
Tangled up in sheets when we get three sheets to the wind That's the way we roll and baby here we go again Overlookin' let's try one more time don't ever work By sunrise this cloud nine ride will crash back down to earth
Deep Purple
One Night in VegasDeep Purple
Ah, one night in Vegas, ha ha Yeah, I was three sheets to the wind The three shots did me in
Saxon
Three Sheets To The Wind (The Drinking Song)Saxon
We were three sheets to the wind Three sheets to the wind Three sheets to the wind
Joachim Ringelnatz
Five Verses – a Single ThemeJoachim Ringelnatz
they often get an answer they don’t expect. But that’s no excuse for being unkind and suggesting I’m three sheets to the wind.