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.
See also: alcohol, have, problem
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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, have, problem
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • alcohol
  • can't hold (one's) drink
  • liquor
  • lush up
  • smash the teapot
  • groggery
  • drunk as a fiddler
  • fiddler
  • boozehound
  • under the influence of alcohol
References in periodicals archive
If you think you may have an alcohol problem, talk about it with your HIV provider.
Several publications have weitten that Moynihan might have an alcohol problem. In an article last year by David Remnick, The Washington Post took an important step toward a new coverage of drinking.