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fall off the wagon
USUK
to start drinking alcohol again after stopping
Mainly about alcohol, now also jokingly about diets and other habits. 'On the wagon' means not drinking.
In context
He stayed sober for a year but fell off the wagon after losing his job.
I gave up sugar in January and fell off the wagon at a wedding in March.
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