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(idiomatic, colloquial) To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.

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hit the bottle

Source Word

hit the bottle

Verb

colloquial idiomatic

(idiomatic, colloquial) To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.

Japanese Meaning

落ち込んだ時や挫折後に、酒に逃げるように過度にアルコールを摂取すること / 問題や逆境に直面した際に、連続して飲酒する行動を指す / ストレスや失意を解消するために、かなりの量の飲酒を行う状態

After losing his job, he started to hit the bottle every night to drown his sorrows.

仕事を失ってから、彼は悲しみを紛らわすために毎晩大量に酒を飲むようになった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, colloquial) 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.

hits the bottle

（ present singular third-person ）

hitting the bottle

（ participle present ）

hit the bottle

（ participle past ）

hit the bottle

（ past ）