hang one on

English

Verb

hang one on (third-person singular simple present hangs one on, present participle hanging one on, simple past and past participle hung one on)

1. (slang, dated) To drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk.

   Synonym: tie one on

   • 1952, The New Yorker (volume 28, part 4, page 28)

     We get along good all the time, me and the missus, but honest to God I wish she would let me alone for at least an hour in the morning until I pull myself together if I hung one on the night before.

2. (slang, dated) To fight or beat up (someone).
3. (slang) To burden or assign a take to (someone).