Drunk as a fiddler

Extremadamente borracho. Although I like to drink, I never get as drunk as a fiddler: Aunque me gusta beber, nunca me pongo extremadamente en curda. No hay duda de que si nos ajustamos al significado de esta frase, los violinistas gozan de buena fama de borrachos entre los ingleses.

Fiddler significa violinista.

Este diccionario de términos de borracho nos cuenta un poco la historia de la frase: Fiddlers of old were often paid with ale instead of money. Since the early 1600s.

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