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HALF-SEAS OVER (1)
HALF-SEAS OVER (1)
ScnMaster
well on the way; pretty far gone. Literally comes from the
condition
of a
ship
stranded on a reef or
rock
when the seas
break
over her deck. In this
condition
she is usually unable to take any
action
to ease her
situation
. The expression has passed into the
English
language
to describe the
situation
of a person
incapacitated
by drink and incapable of
steering
a steady
course
. Used figuratively in this lecture.
—The
Power
of Choice and
Self
-
Determinism
Glossary.
Final
approval 17/9/89