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[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

off the wagon

[off the wagon] {adj. phr.}, {slang} No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while. * /When a heavy drinker quits […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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