take to drinking to forget one's sorrows; drown one's worries in drink [wine]
Related Translations:
消愁解闷: relieve the loneliness and grief; banish boredom; disencumber one's mind of care; divert oneself from boredom; dispel depression [melancholy]; dispel melancholy and worry; end all care
解忧消愁: dissipate sorrow; allay grief [sorrow]; relieve sb. from anxiety
