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under the influence
Idioms and Phrases
Impaired functioning owing to alcohol consumption, as in He was accused of driving under the influence . This expression, from legal jargon, is short for under the influence of intoxicating liquor and implies that one is not completely drunk. Since it is nearly always applied to drivers suspected or so accused, it has given rise to the police acronym DUI , for “driving under the influence.†[Second half of 1800s]Example Sentences
Kevin King, 57, was under the influence of alcohol when he crashed his boat — the 48-foot-long “Four Kings†— into the jetty, prosecutors alleged Wednesday.
As the notorious weekend approaches, officials remind partygoers of California’s Good Samaritan law, which exempts anyone who seeks help for someone overdosing from punishment for drug possession or being under the influence.
‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Karen Huger will serve time for driving under the influence, the Maryland State’s Attorney’s Office confirmed to The Times.
“Law enforcement asserted that the driver of the vehicle was in possession of a controlled substance. Mr. Rodriguez did not have any controlled substance in his possession, nor was he under the influence of any controlled substance.â€
On the day of the crash, he had travelled to Lancashire for a conference and it was suspected he was under the influence of alcohol when he fell asleep during a lecture.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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