crack a bottle open

crack a bottle open

To open a bottle of something, usually an alcoholic drink. We cracked a bottle open to celebrate finishing of our first year of grad school.
See also: bottle, crack, open
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

crack a bottle open

Fig. to open a bottle of liquor. Let's crack open a bottle and celebrate. He cracked a bottle open and poured a little for everyone to try.
See also: bottle, crack, open
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • crack open a bottle
  • crack open a/the bottle
  • crack a bottle
  • crack open
  • on the bottle
  • hit the bottle
  • bottle up
  • the genie is out of the bottle
  • stubbie
  • stubby