Meanings
present singular third person hits the bottle · participle present hitting the bottle
- colloquialidiomaticTo 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: hit the booze, hit the sauce
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.
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Translations
Polish zaglądać do butelki, zaglądać do kieliszka
- zaglądać do butelkito drink alcohol steadily and in excess
- zaglądać do kieliszkato drink alcohol steadily and in excess
Russian пить го́рькую, прикла́дываться к буты́лке
- пить го́рькую (pitʹ górʹkuju)to drink alcohol steadily and in excess
- прикла́дываться к буты́лке (prikládyvatʹsja k butýlke)to drink alcohol steadily and in excess
Cite this entry
hit the bottle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20bottle
“hit the bottle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20bottle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit the bottle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20bottle.
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