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Old 21-Apr-2007, 01:16
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Default "to get into sauce"

What is the origin of this expression please
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Default Re: "to get into sauce"

I don't think I've ever heard that exact expression, but "sauce," in this case, could mean either alcohol (liquor) or just general trouble.
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Default Re: "to get into sauce"

origin I don't know, but in my experience it means: to get drunk, hammered, wasted, 3 sheets to the wind, pissed
we don't really use it here in Canada but I've heard it quite a bit in the U.K.
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Default Re: "to get into sauce"

oh, and I believe it is "the sauce"
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