in one's cups

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under the influence
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  • During her April 2024 trial, prosecutors accused Read of drunkenly hitting and killing O’Keefe with her car, either intentionally or unintentionally while being under the influence.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Enter Professor Ian Wright (Lee Pace), whom Sally and Gillian discover stark naked in his London apartment under the influence of dark magic.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
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“In one's cups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20one%27s%20cups. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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