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hitting the sauce

hitting the sauce is the present participle and gerund 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 hitting the sauce

What is hitting the sauce the present participle and gerund of?
Hitting the sauce is the present participle and gerund of hit the sauce.

Words near hitting the sauce in the dictionary

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

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