as modifierSouness has put the Champagne Charlie lifestyle behind him
Example sentencesExamples
They're best known for their unmistakable accents and no nonsense attitude but now they have another accolade - they're Britain's new Champagne Charlies.
For we're all Champagne Charlies these days and we just can't get enough of the bubbly stuff.
But for brief splashes of colour when he'd play two or three shots in quick succession, this was a dour, grey innings, and exactly what was required after the Champagne Charlies had hurriedly exited the party.
He is a freelance writer and a member of the organising committee for the Henry Jackson Society, as well as co-founder of the Champagne Charlies discussion group.
I felt a bit of a Champagne Charlie when I discovered it was a Pommery from 1952-the year of the century - and could now fetch up to £1,000 a bottle.
It was not an easy task as Champagne Charlie met with considerable resistance.
In the latter half of the 19th century, Champagne Charlie falls passionately in love with gun-running southern Belle Pauline and is pushed into the dangerous world of espionage as he battles to fulfill his destiny.
I don't go in for ravishing my hostages, not even a Titian-haired deb who has probably teased the wits out of the Champagne Charlies at the hunt balls.
From Division Three deadbeats to Champagne Charlies of the First Division in the space of five years - now that was something to celebrate.
Let me introduce you to an old friend and fantastic handicapper, Champagne Charlie.
Origin
From the name of a popular song, first performed in 1868.