hit the bottle en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(colloquial, idiomatic) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hit the bottle | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hit the bottle | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hitting the bottle | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hits the bottle | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
hit the sauce (to drink steadily and in excess) · hit the booze (to drink steadily and in excess)
Translations (4)
pl zaglądać do butelki (to drink alcohol steadily and in excess) · ru пить го́рькую (to drink alcohol steadily and in excess) · pl zaglądać do kieliszka (to drink alcohol steadily and in excess) · ru прикла́дываться к буты́лке (to drink alcohol steadily and in excess)