what does "chase a tip or blaze" mean in the sentence below?
Perhaps the toughest task facing Mr. Hanks are the scenes between McAlary and his wife, Alice, with whom he moves to Bellport, Long Island, and then abandons many a night to chase a tip or blaze through barroom rounds with his buddies.
Top answer
These are two separate activities. He chases a tip. Is he perhaps a journalist?
— Clive
These are two separate activities.
He chases a tip.
Is he perhaps a journalist?
He blazes through barroom rounds with his buddies .
He drinks a lot, quickly.
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