What is "drunk as a lord"

Usage examples of "drunk as a lord".

Peter had indisputedly become drunk as a lord at a Hands basketball game.

I would have created too much of a stir in the little tavern, where the concerned old proprietor and his two hulking and silent nephews remained awake and smoking their odoriferous pipes only on account of the august presence of the local lord-who was getting as drunk as a lord.

I would have created too much of a stir in the little tavern, where the concerned old proprietor and his two hulking and silent nephews remained awake and smoking their odoriferous pipes only on account of the august presence of the local lord - who was getting as drunk as a lord.