hitting the bottle

A form of hit the bottle — To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hit the bottle
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APA

hitting the bottle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hitting%20the%20bottle

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“hitting the bottle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hitting%20the%20bottle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hitting the bottle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hitting%20the%20bottle.

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