"drunk" in the Big Book

At one of the finals I was too drunk to think or write.

We had long talks when I would still her forebodings by telling her that men of genius conceived their best projects when drunk; that the most majestic constructions of philosophic thought were so derived.

My wife began to work in a department store, coming home exhausted to find me drunk.

Shortly afterward I came home drunk.

As the whisky rose to my head I told myself I would manage better next time, but I might as well get good and drunk then.

He is always more or less insanely drunk.

Then comes the day when he simply cannot make it and gets drunk all over again.

Nevertheless, he was drunk in a short time.

Here are some of the methods we have tried: Drinking beer only, limiting the number of drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in the morning, drinking only at home, never having it in the house, never drinking during business hours, drinking only at parties, switching from scotch to brandy, drinking only natural wines, agreeing to resign if ever drunk on the job, taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever (with and without a solemn oath), taking more physical exercise, reading inspirational books, going to health farms and sanitariums, accepting voluntary commitment to asylums—we could increase the list ad infinitum.

Some will be drunk the day after making their resolutions; most of them within a few weeks.

To his consternation, he found himself drunk half a dozen times in rapid succession.

Yet he got drunk again.

In some circumstances we have gone out deliberately to get drunk, feeling ourselves justified by nervousness, anger, worry, depression, jealousy or the like.

Does this mean we are going to get drunk?

invariably they got drunk.

Don’t deal with him when he is very drunk, unless he is ugly and the family needs your help.

A drunk may smash the furniture in your home, or burn a mattress.

In desperation, we have even got tight ourselves—the drunk to end all drunks.

pointed out that they agreed, and then got drunk again immediately?

He is violent, or appears definitely insane when drunk.

Perhaps your husband will make a fair start on the new basis, but just as things are going beautifully he dismays you by coming home drunk.

If he gets drunk, don’t blame yourself.

He got drunk.

Not long afterward he had called me from Hartford on two successive days, so drunk he could hardly speak.

When his wife next calls saying he is sick, you might jump to the conclusion he is drunk.

You put me on the spot every time you get drunk.

The last three times, I got drunk on the way home from here.