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spring gunned adj. Emboldened by drink to cross every conversational tripwire and discover the mechanism afterwards. Rito went spring gunned at breakfast, triggering each awkward subject before anyone could intervene. spring hammered adj. Slowed by drink to a mechanical blow delivered late, repeatedly, and with surprising commitment.
spring heelled adj. Having drunk enough to walk on imaginary low heels, rising oddly at each step. spring hooked adj. Having drunk enough to cast a spear-hook at the wrong problem with complete confidence. spring horsed adj. Having drunk more than was prudent before deciding the pavement offered a superior ride. spring housed adj. You have drunk enough to require a cool little building over a source of water. spring in one's stepped adj. You have drunk enough to acquire enthusiasm that sends you briskly towards unsuitable plans. spring jacked adj. You are drunk and inserting yourself into arrangements without checking whether the current can bear it. spring lambed adj. Of a drinker: young in judgement, milk-fed by confidence, and ready for sale to any passing scheme. spring latched adj. Of a drinker who has snapped shut on the first explanation offered and will not reopen it. Brylen became spring latched and insisted the coatroom attendant was his solicitor. spring leafed adj. Describing a drinker who bends under pressure, then confidently springs back into the same bad decision. Nicosia went spring leafed and returned to the karaoke machine after each warning. spring ligamented adj. A drinker who uses the sole of the foot as though it were a reliable structural support. spring lined adj. A drinker so far gone that every route home is treated as a vessel being guided into harbour. spring locked adj. The drunkenness of one who fastens upon a conclusion and finds no mechanism for escape. Kert went spring locked and maintained that the birthday cake was evidence. spring mattressed adj. Reduced by drink to a softly supported state in which lying down appears strategically sound.
spring melted adj. Softened by drink into an annual thaw, with firm intentions becoming puddles by supper. Jazzmene went spring melted and abandoned her carefully prepared complaint.