From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... tight.
BB p.115,
To Wives
Frequently, you have felt obliged to tell your husband's employer and his friends
that he was sick, when as a matter of fact he was tight.
2.
... tight.(*)
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
Understand he was once a
well-known lawyer in town, but just now we've got him strapped down tight.(*)
3.
... tight again.
BB p.179,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I got tight that night, stayed sober Monday till after the dinner, and then proceeded
to get tight again.
4.
... tight, and
my wife dared not invite ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
We could not be invited out
because I would surely get tight, and my wife dared not invite people in for the same reason.
5.
... tight as
the bark on a tree.
12&12 p.161,
Tradition Seven
6.
... tight at
exactly the wrong moment, particularly ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
He has a positive genius
for getting tight at exactly the wrong moment, particularly
when some important decision must be made or engagement kept.
7.
... tight every
night nevertheless.
BB p.178,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I gave the matter much time and study for the next two and a half years, but I still got tight every night nevertheless.
8.
... tight ourselves
-- the drunk to end all ...
BB p.106,
To Wives
9.
... tight that
night, stayed sober Monday till ...
BB p.179,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I got tight that night, stayed sober Monday till after the dinner, and then proceeded
to get tight again.
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