Idiom Breakdown

hit the bottle

COLLOQUIAL AlcoholismDrinkingEnglish verb forms using redundant wikisyntax

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Definition

To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.

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In Context

"He's been hitting the bottle hard since his wife left him."

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Also Said As

hit the booze
hit the sauce