hit the bottle »
To continually drink alcohol to excess, particularly in response to a setback.
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keep on truckin' »
To continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving.
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pride comes before a fall »
A person who is extremely proud of his or her abilities will often suffer a setback or failure, because he or she tends to be overconfident and to make errors of judgment.
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pull oneself up by one's bootstraps »
To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities.
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