Why Do They Say “Tie One On”?

Become intoxicated; go on a drinking spree.

To “tie one on” means to drink for the purpose of getting drunk, especially when one is currently still drunk or hungover from a previous drinking session, thus having something to “tie one on” to. Could be considered the drinking equivalent of chain smoking.

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Beck and Call

Are you at someone’s Beck and Call?

To take care of someone’s needs at a moment’s notice is to be at their ‘Beck and Call’. Ready to help someone out when asked. This is the definition but just what does the phrase mean and where did it originate? Let’s look into that.

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