The tippler's heart is not in the cup When he was 24 Ouyang passed the jinshi civil service exams and was posted in Luoyang, where the time he spent boozing and writing verse with friends led his superior to write, "His associates are startlingly numerous and varied."
醉翁之意不在酒二十四歲歐陽修考中進士，在洛陽為官。經常以詩酒會友，連他的長官都說「訝於其多遊」。