2 Sentences With "took to the bottle"

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It was there that he took to the bottle – or "the bevvies" as they call it in his native Liverpool. from People
After a struggle to turn the ship around with so few men, they were struck by a large wave causing Cheap to fall down a ladder dislocating his shoulder. The surgeon gave opium to Cheap for the pain and he slept below. Instead of taking command, Baynes took to the bottle and also disappeared below. Lashed by the storm, the ship crashed onto rocks at 4 am.