bottle up
idiomTo keep suppressed and hidden.
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bottle away
To store up or stock up.
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hit the bottle
To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.
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lightning in a bottle
That which one seeks in attempting a difficult or challenging feat.
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lose one's bottle
To lose courage and determination.
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new wine in an old bottle
A significant change introduced to an entrenched system or method.
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old wine in a new bottle
An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one.
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pass the bottle of smoke
To acquiesce in some falsehood; to make pretence.
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put the cork back in the bottle
To revert a situation.