Turn to drink (3,3,6)
I believe the answer is:
hit the bottle
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">turn to drink</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hit the bottle that I've seen before include "Resort to drink" , "Turn to drink" , "Take to drink" , "Become drunkard" , "Drink excessively" .)