started drinking heavily, went on a drinking binge
А сейчас он снова запил.
And now he's started drinking again.
— Токийская повесть (1953)
В последнее время он запил.
Lately he has been drinking heavily.
Том запил.
Tom started drinking.
Филимонов запил.
Filimonov has gone on a drinking binge.
— The Fool (2014)
Запил он, Федор Матвеевич.
He was drunk, Fyodor Matveyevich.
Том запил после того, как жена его бросила.
Tom started drinking after his wife left him.