- be on the water-waggon
- воздерживаться от спиртных напитков
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь. ramix. 2012.
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь. ramix. 2012.
on the (water) waggon — Abstaining from alcoholic drink … A concise dictionary of English slang
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