Meaning of one over the eight | Babel Free
Examples
““Actually,” said the Captain, “and strictly between ourselves, mind⟳, I was run⟳ over by a tram in Stoke-on-Trent when I was one-over-the-eight.””
“Around 11pm BB King appears onstage, much of his audience one over the eight, talkative but mellow, ready for what is (in my book at least) the experience⟳ of a lifetime.”
“To put⟳ it mildly, Brendan, you don't appear⟳ at your best on television when you've got one over the eight.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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