on the bottle

Drinking alcohol frequently or in great volume. John was on the bottle for years before getting sober.

on the ˈbottle

(informal) drinking a lot of alcoholic drinks regularly: I see he’s back on the bottle again.

See also: bottle, on

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See also:

hit the bottle
crack a bottle
the genie is out of the bottle
the bottle
bottle
crack open a bottle
crack open a/the bottle
bottle up
cracking
stubby

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