: to start drinking alcohol again after having stopped
Examples of fall off the wagon in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAnd that atonement provides a way for imperfect people to better themselves, to ride the wagon, to fall off the wagon, to climb aboard the wagon again, and keep on rolling in the direction of eternal progression.—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
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