hit the bottleinformalDRUNK to start drinking too much alcohol regularly 开始酗酒 After his marriage failed, he hit the bottle big time. 他婚姻失败后便开始酗酒。
hit the bottle• His 1954 marriage to Born Free star Virginia McKenna broke up and he hit the bottle.• Instead he hit the bottle and blamed her for it.
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