On the wagon
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Off the booze or vice, all dry.
Origin
From 19th-century America, tied to temperance; water wagons for dry, slang by 1900s in a tale for quit. A 1910s 'New York Times' uses it for sober.
Usage Examples
- He's on the wagon; no drinks now.
- On the wagon; sober six months.
- Wagon ride; off the stuff.
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