snakes the boot (noun) delirium tremens: delirium and tremors caused by alcohol withdrawal
Sinonime: DT's, blue Johnnies, blue devils, delirium alcoholicum, delirium ebriositatis, dementia a potu, heebie-jeebies, horrors, jimjams,
mania, pink elephants, pink spiders, screaming meemies, shakes, snakes in the boots, the DTs