hit the bottle - idiom meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to hit the bottle" idiom?

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Hitting the bottle is no way to solve life's problems.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

"to hit the bottle"
 

always implies some form of heavy or prolonged drinking
usually when a person wants to use alcohol as a way of managing their emotions or hiding from their troubles

Most usually, if someone is hitting the bottle, it indicates that they have a problem with alcohol usage.
People who like to use alcohol would say that hitting the bottle can be fun.
 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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David is on the wagon.  He has not had a drink of alcohol in over two years.  David just learned that his daughter, Penny, had been in a very bad car accident.  David does not know if Penny will live or die.  The shock of the news caused David to find the nearest drinking establishment and..

"He hit the bottle hard!"

Poor David fell off the wagon.  He is drinking alcohol again.  This time he is drinking hard which means that he is drinking a great amount of alcohol.

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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James is a middle aged man.  He lost his job one year ago.  He could not make his mortgage payments and lost his house six months ago.  James's wife left with the kids last month.  James is living in his parents' basement.  James is feeling so depressed that...

"James hit the bottle last night and has been drinking a lot every since."

In this case, James continued to drink alcohol for three days in the hopes that he would find some relief for his pain.

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"hit the bottle"

to start drinking alcohol heavily and for an extended period of time, usually but not always, as a compensation for misfortune in life.
 

Synonyms:
alcohol, ale, beer, belt, booze, brew, cocktail, consume, down, drain, drink, gulp, guzzle, hooch, hootch, imbibe, indulge, liquor, nip, partake, quaff, sauce, slip, slosh, slurp, soak, sop, spirits, sponge, suck, swallow, swig, swill, tipple, toast, toss
 
 
The bird is literally hitting the bottle. - - - - ->