| 释义 |
hit under the wing hit under the wingslang Mildly or nearly drunk. The phrase alludes to a bird that has been shot and injured, but not killed. Yeah, I remember last night at the bar—I was only shot under the wing, not totally wasted.See also: hit, winghit under the wing mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also shot. In the way that a bird is struck by shot.) Sally was a little hit under the wing, but she wasn’t bad off at all. See also: hit, wing |