Synonyms for hit the bottle


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bot-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɒt l


Définition of hit the bottle

Origin :
  • mid-14c., originally of leather, from Old French boteille (12c., Modern French bouteille), from Vulgar Latin butticula, diminutive of Late Latin buttis "a cask," which is perhaps from Greek. The bottle, figurative for "liquor," is from 17c.
  • verb drink heavily

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