Meanings
- idiomaticnot comparableExtremely drunk.
1975 Tom Waits, "Spare Parts 1 (A Nocturnal Emission)," Nighthawks at the Diner, Asylum Records You see, it's a well known fact, you know / I'm four sheets to the wind, I'm glad you're gone
2 more examples
After a couple of hours many people were four sheets to the wind, having had a few too many drinks.
2005 Richard LeVine, Awakening Waves: A True Adventure Story, Warm Wisdom Press, p133He would flee the apartment when the baby fussed and cried, only to return much later four sheets to the wind.
2009, Linda Hamalian, The Cramoisy Queen: A Life of Caresse Crosby, SIU Press, page 9Synonyms: three sheets to the wind
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveExtremely drunk.
Origin
By analogy with three sheets to the wind.
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