Crack open a/the bottle phrase
To remove the top of a bottle of liquor to drink.
After cracking open a bottle, he poured a little red wine and invited her.
He cracked open a bottle and sniffed appreciatively before taking a sip of it.
1. To open something in a quick or forceful way
2. To allow something to be accessible to a wide range of people
The verb "crack" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
1. An unlucky situation
2. An interjection used to express sympathy for someone's bad luck
1. I have had some tough beans recently. I got low marks and lost my bike just two days later.
2. A: I've got a low mark.
B: Tough bean, bro.