bit by a barn mouse

English

Alternative forms
  • bitten by a barn mouse, bitten by a barn weasel, bit by a barn weasel

Etymology
  • probably from an allusion to barley.

Pronunciation
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Phrase

bit by a barn mouse

  1. (UK, obsolete, dialect, idiomatic) tipsy; slightly drunk
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