Be/go on the wagon
phrase
To choose to stop drinking alcohol, especially when you used to drink a lot.
After many years of heavy drinking, John decided to go on the wagon.
Often appears as...
- decide to go on the wagon
- stay on the wagon
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
phrase
To choose to stop drinking alcohol, especially when you used to drink a lot.
After many years of heavy drinking, John decided to go on the wagon.
Often appears as...
- decide to go on the wagon
- stay on the wagon
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Sobriety Choice
The phrase emphasizes a personal decision to stop drinking for health or personal reasons.
She chose to be on the wagon before her health got worse.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporariness
Being 'on the wagon' can be a temporary commitment, not always permanent.
After a month of sobriety, he fell off the wagon at the party.
Pro Tip 3/3Idiomatic Nuance
It's important to note the phrase is informal and often used in casual conversation.
My uncle has been on the wagon for three years now.
Pro Tip 1/3Sobriety Choice
The phrase emphasizes a personal decision to stop drinking for health or personal reasons.
She chose to be on the wagon before her health got worse.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporariness
Being 'on the wagon' can be a temporary commitment, not always permanent.
After a month of sobriety, he fell off the wagon at the party.
Pro Tip 3/3Idiomatic Nuance
It's important to note the phrase is informal and often used in casual conversation.
My uncle has been on the wagon for three years now.
Pro Tip 1/3Sobriety Choice
The phrase emphasizes a personal decision to stop drinking for health or personal reasons.
She chose to be on the wagon before her health got worse.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporariness
Being 'on the wagon' can be a temporary commitment, not always permanent.
After a month of sobriety, he fell off the wagon at the party.
Pro Tip 3/3Idiomatic Nuance
It's important to note the phrase is informal and often used in casual conversation.
My uncle has been on the wagon for three years now.
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