Idioms for tie
tie one on, Slang.
to get drunk: Charlie sure tied one on last night!
tie the knot.
knot1(def 18).
Origin of tie
SYNONYMS FOR tie
synonym study for tie
22. See
bond1.
OTHER WORDS FROM tie
re·tie, verb (used with object), re·tied, re·ty·ing. un·der·tie, noun un·der·tie, verb (used with object), un·der·tied, un·der·ty·ing. well-tied, adjectiveWords nearby tie
British Dictionary definitions for tie one on
tie
/ (taɪ) /
verb ties, tying or tied
noun
Word Origin for tie
Old English
tīgan to tie; related to Old Norse
teygja to draw, stretch out, Old English
tēon to pull; see
tug,
tow
1,
tight
Idioms and Phrases with tie one on
tie one on
Become intoxicated; go on a drinking spree. For example, They went out and really tied one on. The precise allusion here—what it is one ties on—is unclear. [Slang; mid-1900s]