Hit The Bottle Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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hit the bottle What does hit the bottle mean?	drink too much alcohol	She started to hit the bottle soon after her divorce.
hit the bottle What does hit the bottle mean?	to drink alcohol heavily and regularly	The woman started to hit the bottle soon after her divorce.
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get one's nose out of (someone's) business What does "get one's nose out of (someone's) business" mean?	to stop interfering in someone else's business	The school secretary was told to get her nose out of the teacher's business.

burst at the seams What does "burst at the seams" mean?	to explode with pride or laughter, to be full to the breaking point	The train was bursting at the seams as it entered the station. I was bursting at the seams from laughter.
chow What does "chow" mean?	food.	"How's the chow in the university cafeteria?"
on the nose What does "on the nose" mean?	in exactly the right place/amount, at exactly the right time	I arrived at 3:00 on the nose.
on and on What does "on and on" mean?	continually, at tedious length	The speech continued on and on until we finally left the meeting.
thumb one`s nose at (someone or something) What does "thumb one`s nose at (someone or something)" mean?	to look with disfavor or dislike at someone or something, to refuse to obey someone	The man thumbed his nose at me when I asked him to stop talking so loud.
(to be) hot and bothered What does "(to be) hot and bothered" mean?	excited and worried, displeased	I don`t know what is wrong with her but she is hot and bothered about something.

G2G What does "G2G" mean?	got to go
draw fire What does "draw fire" mean?	to be a target, to attract or provoke shooting	The soldiers drew fire when they entered the small village.
come down in price What does "come down in price" mean?	to lower the price of one's product, to become cheaper	We were forced to come down in price in order to sell our target number of cars for the month.
grin from ear to ear What does "grin from ear to ear" mean?	to have a big grin on one's face	The man was grinning from ear to ear after he found the money.
jazzed What does "jazzed" mean?	excited; in a good frame of mind

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Hit The Bottle Idiom