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have a couple

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To drink enough alcohol to be slightly or moderately drunk.

colloquial

Examples

“He's kind of funny and likes to play⟳ the guitar when he's had a couple.”
“It's like⟳ he sees me as a woman once he's had a couple.”
“For even the puniest, wouldn’t know⟳ a muscle if it shook his hand at a party and said ‘Hello, I’m Mister Bicep,’ foul-mouthed, inconsiderate, insensitive, ‘isn’t a feeling what you do with your hands?’ oaf– once he's had a couple (and he is dreaming of coupling) – voila!”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

have a cow have a crack at have a crow to pull have a dog and bark oneself have a fable for have a face on

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