hit the bottle
hit the bottle · hits the bottle · hit the bottle · hitting the bottle
пити, випити
пить, выпить, попить
saufen, trinken, trinke
To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setbackTo drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.
» Tom hit Mary with a bottle.
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1 senses(colloquial, idiomatic)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.
пить го́рькуюpitʹ górʹkuju, прикла́дываться к буты́лкеprikládyvatʹsja k butýlke
More definitions
- consume alcohol
Examples
4 sentencesTom hit Mary with a bottle.
He has been hitting the bottle again.
Barry hits the bottle every now and then.
It does you no good to hit the bottle so often.
deEs tut nicht gut, zu oft ins Glas zu schauen. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to drink alcohol steadily and in excess:
Forms
hits the bottle, hitting the bottle, hit the bottle, hit the bottle| Base form | hit the bottle · to hit the bottle |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hits the bottle |
| Present participle | hitting the bottle |
| Past simple | hit the bottle |
| Past participle | hit the bottle |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsto drink steadily and in excess:hit the saucehit the booze
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle