Etymology

high on one's own supply

Today it means: (of a drug dealer) Using the drugs which one sells, especially to excess. Full definition →

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The story

From a scene in the film Scarface (1983), in which drug dealer Tony Montana (Al Pacino) is mocked for excessively consuming cocaine from his own inventory. : 1983, Oliver Stone, Scarface, spoken by Elvira Hancock (Michelle Pfeiffer): Lesson number two: Don't get high on your own supply.

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