crack a bottle

To open a bottle (of alcohol) with the intention of drinking. We all cracked a couple bottles to celebrate the end of the semester. I like to crack a bottle or two when I get home from work.

crack a bottle

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?"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Erasmus	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Myeong-Suk	myung-sook	Korean
Mae	MAY	English
Flora	['flɔ:rə]
Amour	-	French
Nikolao	nee-ko-LAH-o	Esperanto