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51let the genie out of the bottle — to do something that causes a situation to change, so that it is no longer possible to go back to an earlier state Now the press has let the genie out of the bottle, the question is what happens next …
52let the genie out of the bottle — mainly American to allow something bad to happen which cannot then be stopped. With the Internet, we really let the genie out of the bottle. People now have unlimited access to all manner of material …
53hit 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 …
54let the genie out of the bottle — If people let the genie out of the bottle, they let something bad happen that cannot be put right or controlled. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
55hit 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 …
56emptied the bottle — poured out all the bottle s contents …
57hit the bottle — drink liquor, get drunk to forget problems When Laura left him, he hit the bottle, drinking to forget her …
58spin the bottle — a game to decide who will kiss whom When we played spin the bottle, Mavis always got to kiss Ron …
59taste for the bottle — an addiction to alcohol See bottle1: A letter from her daughter Norah to Henry Harrison delicately hinted at a taste for the bottle. (R. F. Foster, 1993, describing Mrs C. S. Parnell in later life) …
60hit the bottle — drink alcohol (usually a negative meaning) She started to hit the bottle soon after her divorce …