How to Pronounce "two sheets to the wind"
expression
ˈtu/ /ˈʃits/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪnd/, /ˈwɪnd
TOO SHEETS tuh the WIND
tˈuː/ /ʃˈiːts/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈwaɪnd
TOO SHEETS tuh WIND
Definition
This informal expression means that someone is a little drunk, but not extremely so. It's often used in a lighthearted or humorous way to describe someone after having some alcohol.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtu/ /ˈʃits/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪnd/, /ˈwɪnd
British English
tˈuː/ /ʃˈiːts/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈwaɪnd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TOO SHEETS tuh the WIND
UK
TOO SHEETS tuh WIND
Listen in Context
After two beers, he was already two sheets to the wind.
She gets two sheets to the wind after just one glass of wine.
If you're two sheets to the wind, you shouldn't drive.
You could tell he was two sheets to the wind by the way he kept laughing at his own jokes.