give someone the elbow
1give 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 …
2give 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 …
3give someone the elbow — ► give someone the elbow informal summarily reject or dismiss someone. Main Entry: ↑elbow …
4give someone the elbow Brit. — give someone the elbow Brit. informal summarily reject or dismiss someone. → elbow …
5give someone the elbow — Vrb phrs. To reject someone. Also shortened to give someone the big E . Informal …
6give someone the elbow — British informal to end your relationship with someone …
7give someone the Spanish archer — Vrb phrs. To dismiss, to sack. A pun on the Spanish archer being called El Bow, thus give someone the elbow (dismiss someone). E.g. I found out she was having it away with the milkman, so I gave her the old spanish archer …
8give someone the big E — Vrb phrs. To reject someone, to dismiss someone, from give someone the elbow (E). Informal …
9give someone the big E Brit. — give someone the big E Brit. informal reject someone. [E from elbow.] → big …
10give 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 …
