appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober

verb

To ask someone to reconsider a decision or view they took while their judgment was swayed by momentary passion, excitement, etc.

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Meanings

verbappeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober (third-person singular simple present appeals from Philip drunk to Philip sober, present participle appealing from Philip drunk to Philip sober, simple past and past participle appealed from Philip drunk to Philip sober)

present singular third person appeals from Philip drunk to Philip sober · participle present appealing from Philip drunk to Philip sober · participle past appealed from Philip drunk to Philip sober · past appealed from Philip drunk to Philip sober

  1. idiomaticTo ask someone to reconsider a decision or view they took while their judgment was swayed by momentary passion, excitement, etc.

Origin

Valerius Maximus, 6, 2, ext. 1: Provocarem ad Philippum, inquit, sed sobrium.—"I will appeal to Philip, she said, but to Philip sober."

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