释义 |
make a Virginia fence make a Virginia fenceobsolete To walk in a swerving, unstable manner due to being intoxicated. An allusion to a kind of fence constructed of rails resting across one another in a zig-zag pattern. Primarily heard in US. The old coot stumbled away from the encampment, making a Virginia fence toward the river.See also: fence, makemake a Virginia fence walk crookedly because you are drunk. US A Virginia fence is a fence made of split rails or poles joined in a zigzag pattern with their ends crossing.See also: fence, make |