have a brick in one's hat

Verb

New-England idiomatic obsolete

(New England, idiomatic, obsolete) To be drunk.

Japanese Meaning

酔っている（酔っぱらっている）

When one drinks at that tavern, one tends to have a brick in one's hat.

あの酒場で飲むと、つい酔っ払ってしまう。

Sense（1）

(New England, idiomatic, obsolete) To be drunk.

has a brick in one's hat

（ present singular third-person ）

having a brick in one's hat

（ participle present ）

had a brick in one's hat

（ participle past ）

had a brick in one's hat

（ past ）