have an alcohol problem

have an alcohol problem

To tend to drink alcohol often and to excess. Yeah, I had an alcohol problem when I was younger—that's why I went to rehab. This is the fourth night in a row you've come home wasted. I think you have an alcohol problem! A: "Jenny's new boyfriend is an ex-con and apparently has a pretty bad alcohol problem." B: "Huh. Sounds like a real winner, then."

See also: alcohol, an, have, problem

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have an alcohol problem

 and have a drinking problem

Euph. to be a drunkard. He has an alcohol problem. It got so bad that he almost lost his job. If you have a drinking problem, our clinic can help.

See also: alcohol, an, have, problem

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