hang one on

present singular third person hangs one on · participle present hanging one on · participle past hung one on · past hung one on

1. datedslangTo drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk.

   We get along good all the time, me and the missus, but honest to God I wish she would let me alone for at least an hour in the morning until I pull myself together if I hung one on the night before.

   1952, The New Yorker (volume 28, part 4, page 28)

   Synonyms: tie one on

2. datedslangTo fight or beat up (someone).
3. slangTo burden or assign a take to (someone).