to hit the bottle -
1hit the bottle — (slang) To drink excessively • • • Main Entry: ↑hit * * * hit the bottle/take to the bottle/informal phrase to start drinking a lot of alcohol He hit the bottle after losing his job …
2hit the bottle — ► hit the bottle informal start to drink alcohol heavily. Main Entry: ↑bottle …
3hit the bottle — to drink intoxicants to excess Of a single debauch or sustained drunkenness. Also as hit the hooch or hit it: I just wondered... whether he d planned to use the rest of the day to hit the bottle. (Gaarder, 1996) ... hitting the… …
4hit the bottle — drink liquor, get drunk to forget problems When Laura left him, he hit the bottle, drinking to forget her …
5hit the bottle — drink alcohol (usually a negative meaning) She started to hit the bottle soon after her divorce …
6hit the bottle — to drink too much alcohol. I was disgusted with myself for having hit the bottle again …
7hit the bottle — verb To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback. Hes been hitting the bottle hard since his wife left him. Syn: hit the booze, hit the sauce …
8hit the bottle — AND hit the booze tv. to go n a drinking bout; to get drunk. □ Jed’s hitting the bottle again. □ He’s been hitting the booze for a week now …
9hit the booze — Go to hit the bottle …
10Hit the bottle — drink heavily; become an alcoholic …
