Start drinking heavily (3,3,6)
I believe the answer is:
hit the bottle
(Other definitions for hit the bottle that I've seen before include "Drink excessively" , "Turn to drink" , "Take to drink" , "Become drunkard" , "Resort to drink" .)
I believe the answer is:
hit the bottle
(Other definitions for hit the bottle that I've seen before include "Drink excessively" , "Turn to drink" , "Take to drink" , "Become drunkard" , "Resort to drink" .)