hit the sauce

present singular third person hits the sauce · participle present hitting the sauce

1. Synonym of hit the bottle.

   Pat Crowley's been hitting the sauce pretty hard since Karen split, and he's got no head for it.

   2007, Dana Stabenow, A Deeper Sleep, →ISBN, page 120

   2 more examples

   If you've done all you can, and everyone still hit the sauce a little too hard, take their keys, call them a cab, offer them the couch, or give them a ride if you are sober

   2009, Christina Perozzi, Hallie Beaune, The Naked Pint: An Unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer, →ISBN

   She adored him and never said an unkind word about him, although she said he hit the sauce every now and again.

   2012, Analiese Douchay, The Flight of the Wood Nymphe, →ISBN

   Synonyms: hit the bottle