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Meaning of hit the sauce | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of hit the bottle.

Examples

“Pat Crowley's been hitting the sauce pretty hard since Karen split⟳, and he's got no head for it.”
“If you've done all you can, and everyone still hit the sauce a little too hard, take⟳ their keys, call⟳ them a cab, offer⟳ them the couch, or give⟳ them a ride⟳ if you are sober”
“She adored him and never said an unkind word about him, although she said he hit the sauce every now and again.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hit the sheets hit the shelves hit the shops hit the shower hit the showers hit the silk

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