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Meaning of have a brick in one's hat | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To be drunk.

New-England, idiomatic, obsolete

Examples

“Seated at the same table with our Mr.—, was a gentleman, who, to use the current phrase, ‘had a brick in his hat.’”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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