"hit the sauce" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hits the sauce [present, singular, third-person], hitting the sauce [participle, present], hit the sauce [participle, past], hit the sauce [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> the sauce}} hit the sauce (third-person singular simple present hits the sauce, present participle hitting the sauce, simple past and past participle hit the sauce)
  1. Synonym of hit the bottle Synonyms: hit the bottle [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-hit_the_sauce-en-verb-HEZObyi2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009, Christina Perozzi, Hallie Beaune, The Naked Pint: An Unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer",
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