- 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.
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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 — 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
give someone 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 someone the elbow Brit. — give someone the elbow Brit. informal summarily reject or dismiss someone. → elbow … English new terms dictionary
give someone the elbow — ► give someone the elbow informal summarily reject or dismiss someone. Main Entry: ↑elbow … English terms dictionary
give somebody the elbow — give sb the ˈelbow idiom (BrE, informal) to tell sb that you no longer want to have a relationship with them; to tell sb to go away Main entry: ↑elbowidiom … Useful english dictionary
give someone the elbow — Vrb phrs. To reject someone. Also shortened to give someone the big E . Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
elbow, give the — (Receive or give) dismissal or rebuff … A concise dictionary of English slang
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