zu tief ins Glas schauen

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  • IPA(key): /t͡su ˈtiːf ɪns ˈɡlaːs ˈʃaʊ̯ən/
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Verb

zu tief ins Glas schauen (weak, third-person singular present schaut zu tief ins Glas, past tense schaute zu tief ins Glas, past participle zu tief ins Glas geschaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to have one over the eight / one too many
    Synonym: die Kante geben
    • 1981, Christa Wolf, “Kleiner Ausflug nach H.”, in Gesammelte Erzählungen, Darmstadt: Luchterhand, page 156:
      Dann fehlt mir ein Tag, sagte ich zu meinem Freund. Filmriß, er kannte das. Zu tief ins Glas geguckt, wie?
      Then I'll be missing a day, I said to my friend. Blackout, he knew it. One over the eight, didn't you?

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