2007-03-03 14:06:04 · 14 answers · asked by colin050659 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
a last drink usually
2007-03-03 14:08:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A final drink taken just before leaving on a journey.
The phrase wasn't known until the mid 20th century, long after Tyburn ceased to be a place of execution. It appears to have originated just as a colloquial reference to a departing drink in English pubs, just as 'a quick one' refers to a one taken in haste.
but now i found a citation 'one more for the road' is from The Times, March 1939:
The phrase really took hold when Johnny Mercer used it in the lyrics of his song One for My Baby (and One More for the Road), which he wrote for Fred Astaire in 1943:
Its quarter to three
There's no one in the place 'cept you and me
So set em up Joe
I got a little story I think you oughta know
Were drinking my friend
To the end of a brief episode
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
The phrase has proven popular as a title. It has been used for a 1984 Harold Pinter play, a Stephen King short story and an album title by The Kinks (1980), April Wine (1984), Trouble (1994) and Ocean Colour Scene (2004). It was also the name of a 1995 British television series, starring Alan Davies.
2007-03-04 00:55:08 · answer #2 · answered by softball Queen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It usually means one last drink before heading for the road back home.
2007-03-04 07:54:12 · answer #3 · answered by Fern 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an expression.. Often times referring to some kind of food or drink.. Let's say I'm over at your house, and I drink a couple beers.. Right before I leave I might grab another one and say "one for the road".
2 for the show, is used when you are going out to a show..
2007-03-03 22:11:00 · answer #4 · answered by ........ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One for the road refers to having one last drink at a bar before you hit the road. Or one last bite to eat at someone's house. It means something to tide you over until you get home.
2007-03-03 22:10:30 · answer #5 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An excuse for another pint in the pub. Of course, "one for the road" could mean getting you arrested for drink driving too!
2007-03-03 22:09:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually (before the days of MADD, otherwise known as "Mothers Against Drunk Driving"); this phrase meant: "One more drink, before hitting the road" (or a long drive home)...
Of course, it could apply to anything before a drive (usually, a long drive)...
2007-03-03 22:11:36 · answer #7 · answered by Ms. Chirps 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a last drink. funny thing to say before you get behind the wheel. Take a cab or call a friend. It's not worth it!
2007-03-03 22:44:08 · answer #8 · answered by just_curious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one for the road is one for the ditch, my mother always said!
2007-03-03 22:53:25 · answer #9 · answered by Jason W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last drink, for those dumb enough to drive after drinking. It used to be an accepted thing to do, but no more.
2007-03-03 22:12:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋