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Bottle

A British slang term for either 2 pounds or 200 pounds. The term derives from "bottle of glue," which rhymes with two. It is an example of Cockney rhyming slang.

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As the residents of Shieldinch gather to say their final goodbyes to George, it all gets too much for the former jailbird and she starts hitting the bottle - with disastrous results.

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The key is educating youngsters about the health and social problems they store up for themselves by hitting the bottle at an early age.

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While Karl mourns the loss of his baby by hitting the bottle, Izzy pretends nothing is wrong and goes out partying.

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More girls aged 15 and 16 are binge drinking than ever before with more than half hitting the bottle each week compared to just a third 20 years ago.

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And, after destroying his own liver, he has tossed away a second chance by hitting the bottle again after a successful transplant.

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Nigel Winterburn was also sent home from Singapore and fined pounds 2,000 after a hitting the bottle.