- give someone the elbow Brit.
- give someone the elbow Brit.informalsummarily reject or dismiss someone.→ elbow
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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 big E Brit. — give someone the big E Brit. informal reject someone. [E from elbow.] → big … English new terms dictionary
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 someone their cards — (Brit. informal) DISMISS, get rid of, lay off, make redundant, let someone go, discharge; informal sack, fire, kick/boot out, give someone their marching orders, give someone the (old) heave ho, give someone the elbow/push. → card … Useful english dictionary
elbow — noun 1》 the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. 2》 a piece of piping or something similar bent through an angle. verb 1》 strike with one s elbow. ↘(often elbow one s way) move by pushing past people with one s elbows. 2》 (often elbow … English new terms dictionary
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
chuck — verb; informal 1) he chucked the letter on to the table Syn: throw, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, cast, lob; informal sling, bung; Austral.; informal hoy; NZ; informal bish 2) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
hook — noun 1》 a piece of curved metal or other hard material for catching hold of things or hanging things on. ↘(also fish hook) a bent piece of metal, typically barbed and baited, for catching fish. 2》 a thing designed to catch people s attention … English new terms dictionary
arse — I. n 1. British the backside, buttocks, anus. This word is not, strictly speaking, slang, but an ancient term (aers in Anglo Saxon, descended from Germanic nouns related to an Indo European ancestor meaning tail ) which, since the 17th cen tury,… … Contemporary slang
big — adjective (bigger, biggest) 1》 of considerable size, power, or extent. ↘larger than others of the same kind. ↘informal exciting great interest or popularity. 2》 of considerable importance or seriousness. 3》 informal, often ironic generous … English new terms dictionary
