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.