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hits the sauce

hits the sauce is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the sauce.

Meaning of hit the sauce

Verb

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.
    • Pat Crowley's been hitting the sauce pretty hard since Karen split, and he's got no head for it.2007, Dana Stabenow, A Deeper Sleep, →ISBN, page 120
    Synonyms:
    hit the bottle

Questions about hits the sauce

What is hits the sauce the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits the sauce is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the sauce.

Words near hits the sauce in the dictionary

  1. hits the rack
  2. hits the road
  3. hits the rocks
  4. hits the roof
  5. hits the sack
  6. hits the sauce
  7. hits the sheets
  8. hits the shelves
  9. hits the shops
  10. hits the shower
  11. hits the showers

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