zur Flasche greifen

to reach for the bottle

Türkçe: şişeye sarılmak

Noun

Flasche f.

Verb

greifen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Nach der Trennung griff er jeden Abend zur Flasche.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to reach for the bottle,' i.e., start drinking alcohol to cope. Neutral to colloquial register, used in contexts of stress or addiction. A German speaker might say this about a friend's habit. Nuance: implies emotional drinking, not social.

Other verbs that go with Flasche

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• eine Flasche seinto be a loser

All collocations with Flasche

Other collocations built on greifen

• jdm. unter die Arme greifento help someone out
• aus der Luft greifento pull out of thin air
• jdm. in die Tasche greifento pick someone's pocket