blau wie ein Veilchen

German

Etymology

Literally: “blue as a violet”, with blau (“blue”) used in the sense of “drunk”.

Adjective

blau wie ein Veilchen

  1. (simile) drunk as a fiddler
    Synonyms: voll wie ein Eimer, voll wie eine Haubitze, stramm wie ein Amtmann
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