hitting the bottle
Turning to alcohol
Hitting the bottle means drinking alcohol heavily or habitually, especially as a way of coping with problems.
The phrase suggests problematic drinking rather than casual social use: After the divorce, he really started hitting the bottle.
Someone who hits the bottle is turning to alcohol as a refuge or escape.
- liquorDistilled alcoholic drink
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- drinkConsumable liquid
- barDrinking establishment
- last callPre-closing drink announcement
intoxication · beer goggles · liquid courage · intemperance · shot · wine o'clock · dipsomania · escapism · alcoholism · falling off the wagon · spirits · hangover · relapse · rock bottom · enabling · boozing · withdrawal · coping mechanism
hitting the bottlesobriety
Unimpaired mental state
abstinence · teetotaling · staying sober · on the wagon · going dry
hitting the bottleseeking help
talking it out · hitting the gym · exercising · meditating · praying
hitting the bottlekeeping it together
Staying functional despite stress
self-control · self-discipline · self-mastery · willpower · staying strong
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