crack a bottle

Idioms  

1. Open a bottle so as to drink its contents, as in Let's celebrate by cracking a bottle of champagne! This seemingly modern colloquialism was first recorded in H. Kelly's School for Wives (1773): “When shall we crack a bottle together?”

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crack a bottle

Come and dine," said he, "and let us crack a bottle, that our hearts may not turn to water under the frown of the disdainful Winwood.

From The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman

Come, that's a good one; I can crack a bottle too, but not so far off.

From She Would Be a Soldier The Plains of Chippewa by Montrose Jonas Moses

"Tell the landlord to get us supper," he said; "we'll crack a bottle to our luck."

From Villa Rubein, and other stories by John Galsworthy

Aye, she can crack a bottle at twelve paces with a pistol.

From She Would Be a Soldier The Plains of Chippewa by Montrose Jonas Moses

Wonder if I might ask him to crack a bottle of ginger-beer with me.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 1890.05.10 by Various