When somebody gives up drinking: “I hear he ________.”
| WENT ON THE WAGON | 322 |
| QUIT | 230 |
| IS ON THE WAGON | 96 |
| WENT ON THE WATER-WAGON | 77 |
| SWORE OFF | 67 |
| ON THE WAGON | 64 |
| QUIT DRINKING | 56 |
| STOPPED DRINKING | 30 |
| TOOK THE PLEDGE | 27 |
| REFORMED | 21 |
| STOPPED | 18 |
| IS ON THE WATER-WAGON | 16 |
| TOOK THE CURE | 15 |
| GAVE IT UP | 12 |
| ON THE WATER-WAGON | 11 |
| GAVE UP DRINKING | 10 |
| GOT ON THE WAGON | 7 |
| WENT A.A. | 7 |
| GONE ON THE WAGON | 6 |
| GOT ON THE WATER-WAGON | 6 |
| ABSTAINS | 5 |
| IS A TEETOTALER | 5 |
| KICKED THE HABIT | 5 |
| SIGNED THE PLEDGE | 4 |
| ABSTAINED | 3 |
| DRIED OUT | 3 |
| FELL OFF THE WAGON | 3 |
| HE’S GONE ON THE WAGON | 3 |
| IS DRYING OUT | 3 |
| JOINED A.A. | 3 |
| JOINED THE A.A. | 3 |
| LAID OFF | 3 |
| OFF THE WAGON | 3 |
| QUIT THE BOTTLE | 3 |
| WENT DRY | 3 |
| DRIED UP | 2 |
| GIVE IT UP | 2 |
| GIVE UP | 2 |
| GONE ON THE WATER-WAGON | 2 |
| HAS GONE ON THE WAGON | 2 |
| HAS QUIT | 2 |
| HAS QUIT DRINKING | 2 |
| HAS STOPPED DRINKING | 2 |
| HE’S QUIT DRINKING | 2 |
| IS A TEETOTALER NOW | 2 |
| IS OFF THE BOTTLE | 2 |
| SOBERED UP | 2 |
| TOOK THE KEELEY CURE | 2 |
| TURNED OVER A NEW LEAF | 2 |
| WENT OFF THE WAGON | 2 |
| WENT ON THE BANDWAGON | 2 |
| BECAME A TEETOTALER | 1 |
| BECAME AN ABSTAINER | 1 |
| BROKE | 1 |
| CLIMBED ON THE BANDWAGON | 1 |
| CUT IT OUT | 1 |
| CUT OUT THE BOOZE | 1 |
| DONE QUIT | 1 |
| DRAINED IT DRY AND HAD TO QUIT | 1 |
| DROWNED HIMSELF | 1 |
| GAVE UP | 1 |
| GAVE UP ALCOHOL | 1 |
| GAVE UP LIQUOR | 1 |
| GAVE UP THE BOTTLE | 1 |
| GAVE UP THE DRINKING | 1 |
| GIVE UP THE BOTTLE | 1 |
| GONE DRY | 1 |
| GOT OFF OF THE WAGON | 1 |
| GOT OFF THE BOOZE | 1 |
| GOT ON THE BANDWAGON | 1 |
| GOT THE CURE | 1 |
| HAS CHANGED OVER | 1 |
| HAS GIVE UP THE BOOZE | 1 |
| HAS GIVE UP THE DRINK | 1 |
| HAS GIVEN UP LIQUOR | 1 |
| HAS GIVEN UP THE BOTTLE | 1 |
| HAS GONE DRY | 1 |
| HAS GONE ON THE WATER-WAGON | 1 |
| HAS GONE TEETOTAL | 1 |
| HAS GOT ON THE WAGON | 1 |
| HAS LAID OFF | 1 |
| HAS REFORMED | 1 |
| HAS TAKEN THE KEELEY CURE | 1 |
| HAS TAPERED OFF | 1 |
| HE’S MADE A CHRISTIAN | 1 |
| HE’S QUIT | 1 |
| HE’S STOPPED DRINKING | 1 |
| HIT THE WATER-WAGON | 1 |
| IS A REFORMED DRUNKARD | 1 |
| IS ABSTAINING | 1 |
| IS AN ABSTAINER | 1 |
| IS DRY NOW | 1 |
| IS HITTIN’ THE BOTTLE | 1 |
| IS NOT DRINKING NOW | 1 |
| IS NOT GOING THAT WAY ANY MORE | 1 |
| IS OFF OF IT | 1 |
| IS OFF THE WAGON | 1 |
| IS ON THE BANDWAGON | 1 |
| JOIN THE A.A. | 1 |
| JOINED THE DRY BAND | 1 |
| KICKED IT | 1 |
| KNOCKED OFF | 1 |
| LAID OFF AT DRINKING | 1 |
| LAID OFF DRINKING | 1 |
| LAID OFF OF IT | 1 |
| MADE A CHRISTIAN | 1 |
| NO LONGER DRINKS | 1 |
| NON-DRINKER | 1 |
| OFF THE BOOZE | 1 |
| OFF THE BOTTLE | 1 |
| ON THE BANDWAGON | 1 |
| QUIT COMPLETELY | 1 |
| QUIT DOPING | 1 |
| QUIT HIS DRINKING | 1 |
| QUIT THAT HABIT | 1 |
| QUIT THE BOOZE | 1 |
| QUIT THE WATER-WAGON | 1 |
| REFORMED DRUNKARD | 1 |
| SAW THE LIGHT | 1 |
| SIGNED A PLEDGE | 1 |
| SIGNED OFF | 1 |
| STOP DRINKING | 1 |
| STOPPED HIS DRINKING | 1 |
| SWORE OFF DRINKING | 1 |
| SWORE OFF OF DRINKING | 1 |
| SWORE OFFEN THE JUG | 1 |
| SWORN OFF | 1 |
| TEETOTALER | 1 |
| TOOK THE FAITH | 1 |
| TOOK THE OATH | 1 |
| TOOK THE TREATMENT | 1 |
| WENT OFF THE BOTTLE | 1 |
| WENT ON THE WATER | 1 |
| WENT STRAIGHT | 1 |
| WEST ON THE WATER-WAGON | 1 |
| WRUNG OFF | 1 |
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