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off_the_wagon

off the wagon

English

Adverb

off the wagon

  1. (idiomatic) No longer maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from an undesirable habit, especially drinking alcohol.
    She kept up her diet for an entire month before falling off the wagon.β€Ž

Usage notes

Also used as an adjective, usually as a predicate: β€œHe is off the wagon again.”

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