hit the booze

hit the booze

To drink alcohol, especially to excess. All this stress at work right now is enough to make me hit the booze.
See also: booze, hit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hit the booze

verb
See hit the bottle
See also: booze, hit
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • hit the bottle
  • hit out for (some place)
  • hit the books
  • hit it with (one)
  • hit it with someone
  • hit the hay
  • hit the sack
  • hit with (something)
  • hit (someone) in (something)
  • hit in
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He had a conference with his legal team, but then hit the booze.
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