fly one wing low

fly one wing low
   to be drunk
   RAF slang from the Second World War referring to a damaged plane:
    ... half the officers in the club house were flying one wing low. (Deighton, 1982)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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