- elbow, give the
- (Receive or give) dismissal or rebuff
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
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elbow, get the — (Receive or give) dismissal or rebuff … A concise dictionary of English slang
give the elbow — give (someone) the elbow Brit informal : to end a relationship with someone : to tell someone to go away She gave her boyfriend the elbow after he lied to her. • • • Main Entry: ↑elbow … Useful english dictionary
give the elbow — give (someone) the elbow British, informal to end a romantic relationship with someone. They went out together for a month and then she gave him the elbow … New idioms dictionary
give the elbow — verb To fire (an employee); to terminate the employment of. They said I couldnt do the job so they gave me the elbow. So, now Im looking for work again. Syn: fire, sack … Wiktionary
give someone the elbow — british informal phrase to end your relationship with someone Thesaurus: to end a friendship or relationshipsynonym Main entry: elbow * * * give (someone) the elbow Brit informal : to end a … Useful english dictionary
The Man with the Golden Arm (novel) — The Man with the Golden Arm is a novel by Nelson Algren that recounts the life of Frankie Machine , a card dealer in an illicit poker game being run not far from the tenement in which he lives. Machine is a morphine junkie just back to Chicago s… … Wikipedia
elbow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ sharp ▪ dislocated, fractured ▪ sore ▪ … Collocations dictionary
elbow — /el boh/, n. 1. the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. See diag. under horse. 3. something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of … Universalium
Elbow Room — Infobox Book name = Elbow Room title orig = translator = image caption = author = Daniel C. Dennett cover artist = country = language = series = subject = Free will genre = Philosophy publisher = MIT Press release date = 1984 media type = pages … Wikipedia
elbow — I UK [ˈelbəʊ] / US [ˈelboʊ] noun [countable] Word forms elbow : singular elbow plural elbows ** a) the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends She sat with her elbows on the table. b) the part of a sleeve that covers your elbow • at… … English dictionary
