on the turps

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介词短语
  1. Drinking alcohol to excess. Australia,UK,slang
    — 1992, Di Morrissey, The Last Rose of Summer, 2011, Read How You Want, EasyRead Large Edition, page 201, ‘Been on the turps last night, I′d say,’ whispered Tony to Odette. ‘He′ll start to steady down and focus after three cups of my tea,’ laughed Odette.

词源

From on (“regularly taking”) + the + slang turps (“any alcoholic drink”).
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