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121elbow bender — n British a habitual imbiber of alcoholic liquor; a drunk. From the phrase to bend the elbow (in lifting a drink to the lips). Sam Brown admits she became a big time boozer when she was a schoolgirl and is still a solid elbow bender. (Photo… …
122elbow grease — N UNCOUNT People use the expression elbow grease to refer to the strength and energy that you use when doing physical work like rubbing or polishing. [INFORMAL] It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone like… …
123elbow grease — If you use elbow grease, you need energy and strength to do physical work such as cleaning or polishing. It took a considerable amount of elbow grease to renovate the old house …
124elbow room — If you need some elbow room, you need more space to move. We shared a small office where neither of us had enough elbow room …
125elbow room — 1. space which allows you to move around. There s no elbow room at all in this kitchen. 2. the freedom to do what you want to do. The President should be given as much elbow room as he needs to solve these international problems …
126elbow — n 1. bend of the arm, ancon, funny bone, crazy bone; bend, fluxure, fold, sharp turn, right angle, corner, crook. 2. at one’s elbow nearby, close by, at hand, within reach, handy; at one s finger tips, under one s nose. 3. bend, lift or crook an… …
127elbow*/*/ — [ˈelbəʊ] noun [C] I the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends She sat with her elbows on the table.[/ex] II verb [T] elbow [ˈelbəʊ] to push or hit someone with your elbow …
128elbow-bending — n. drinking liquor; drinking liquor to excess. □ She spends quite a bit of time at elbow bending. □ That’s a lot of elbow bending for one sitting …
