have a few too many

verb

To drink an excessive amount of alcohol, so as become thoroughly inebriated or unwell.

“Felicity fell over and hurt her arm. She'd had a few too many.”

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Meanings

verbhave a few too many (third-person singular simple present has a few too many, present participle having a few too many, simple past and past participle had a few too many)

present singular third person has a few too many · participle present having a few too many · participle past had a few too many · past had a few too many

  1. colloquialTo drink an excessive amount of alcohol, so as become thoroughly inebriated or unwell.

    Felicity fell over and hurt her arm. She'd had a few too many.

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have a few too many. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20a%20few%20too%20many

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have a few too many,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20a%20few%20too%20many.

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