fall off the wagon

Meaning: To lose control of oneself and engage in a compulsive behavior.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

Origin: This expression is generally used to refer to negative behaviors, especially alcoholism.

More idioms — Daily Life

• fall on deaf ears — To be heard but ignored, or to be heard but to have no effect.
• feather one's nest — To build up one's riches, usually quietly and perhaps by some unethical method (sentence…
• far cry from something — Much less than what was expected or anticipated.
• feel something in one's bones — To sense something without being able to see, hear or feel it; to have a premonition.
• feel the pinch — To have less money than one used to have, and less than one feels is necessary.
• feather in one's cap — An exceptional achievement.

More English idioms

• fill the bill — To suit or satisfy a need.
• filthy rich — Extremely wealthy.
• first-rate — Best quality.
• fishy — Looking or sounding suspicious.
• fits and starts — In short bursts of motion or effort.
• fix someone's wagon — To return an irritation caused by a person through some form of mild revenge.

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