friend of Bill W. | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,euphemistic)Arecoveringalcoholic, especially one who is a member of the organizationAlcoholics Anonymous.1994May 31, “Obituary: Middletown BRIAN EDWARD CRAWFORD”, inProvidence Journal, USA, pageD10:He was afriend of Bill W.and had just celebrated Ten Years of Sobriety.2003February 23, Lynne Margolis, “Delbert McClinton rocks the boat for music lovers”, inPittsburgh Post-Gazette, retrieved8 July 2011:The Sandy Beaches cruise offers Alcoholics Anonymous meetings billed simply asFriends of Bill W.2004,Jack Canfieldet al.,Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul,‎[1],→ISBN, page49:Most people in recovery know that asking if you are afriend of Bill W.is an anonymous way to identify yourself as a member of AA.

Examples:

EN: Are you "a friend of Bill W.'s"?
ES: ¿Eres "amigo de Bill W."?
EN: One day at a time." He was a friend of Bill W.'S.
ES: Un día por vez:" Era de Alcohólicos Anónimos.
ES: Un día por vez:" Él era amigo de Bill W.S.
EN: We got six months and two days on the wagon as a good friend of Bill W.'s.
ES: Nos dieron seis meses y dos días de abstinencia como buen amigo de Bill W.
ID: Kami di rehab enam bulan dan dua hari di dalam gerobak sebagai teman baik Bill W.'s.
EN: It's like a friend of Dorothy or a friend of Bill W.
ES: Es como un amigo de Dorothy o un amigo de Bill W.

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