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be on the wagon

See: ON THE WAGON, FALL OFF THE WAGON.

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wagon

[wagon] See: [FIX SOMEONE'S WAGON], [HITCH ONE'S WAGON TO A STAR], [JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON], [OFF THE WAGON], [ON THE WAGON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

fix someone's wagon

[fix someone's wagon] or [fix someone's little red wagon] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. (Said to a child as a threat) to administer a spanking. * /Stop that right away or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the wagon

[on the wagon] {adv. phr.} Participating in an alcohol addiction program; not touching any alcoholic beverage. * /Jim's doctor and his family finally managed to convince him that he was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fall off the wagon

[fall off the wagon] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {alcoholism and drug culture} To return to the consumption of an addictive, such as alcohol or drugs, after a period of abstinence. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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