How to Pronounce "three sheets to the wind"
expression
ˈθɹi/ /ˈʃits/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪnd/, /ˈwɪnd
THREE SHEETS tuh THE WIND
θɹˈiː/ /ʃˈiːts/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈwaɪnd
three SHEETS tuh the WIND
Definition
This expression means someone is very drunk, usually to the point of being unsteady or out of control.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈθɹi/ /ˈʃits/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪnd/, /ˈwɪnd
British English
θɹˈiː/ /ʃˈiːts/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈwaɪnd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
THREE SHEETS tuh THE WIND
UK
three SHEETS tuh the WIND
Listen in Context
After five drinks, he was three sheets to the wind.
She looked three sheets to the wind when she left the party.
If you are three sheets to the wind, you should not drive.
By midnight, most of the guests were three sheets to the wind.