feel no pain

phrase

chiefly US, informal
: to be drunk
He had been at the bar for several hours and he was clearly feeling no pain.

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“Feel no pain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20no%20pain. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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