hit the bottle
English
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Verb
edithit the bottle (third-person singular simple present hits the bottle, present participle hitting the bottle, simple past and past participle hit the bottle)
- (idiomatic, colloquial) To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.
- He's been hitting the bottle hard since his wife left him.
Synonyms
edit- (to drink steadily and in excess): hit the booze, hit the sauce
Translations
editto drink alcohol steadily and in excess
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