- at\ your\ elbow
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at\ your\ elbow
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bend your elbow — drink beer or liquor, tip a few Your eyes look red and tired. Bend your elbow last night? … English idioms
can't tell your arse from your elbow — can t tell (your) arse from (your) elbow very informal!, very informal! if you can t tell your arse from your elbow, you are stupid and become confused about simple things. It s no good asking him to organize anything he can t tell his arse from… … New idioms dictionary
not know your ass from your elbow — (chiefly US) (or Brit not know your arse from your elbow) informal + impolite : to know nothing : to be stupid Don t take his word for it–he doesn t know his ass from his elbow. • • • Main Entry: ↑know … Useful english dictionary
can't tell arse from your elbow — can t tell (your) arse from (your) elbow very informal!, very informal! if you can t tell your arse from your elbow, you are stupid and become confused about simple things. It s no good asking him to organize anything he can t tell his arse from… … New idioms dictionary
not know your arse from your elbow — british impolite phrase to be very stupid Thesaurus: to be, or to become crazy or stupidsynonym Main entry: arse * * * not know your ˌarse from your ˈelbow idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
More power to your elbow! — British & Australian, American & Australian something that you say to praise someone and to say that you hope they continue to have success. I ve decided to set up my own business. Good for you. More power to your elbow! … New idioms dictionary
break your elbow — obsolete to give birth to a child outside marriage The fracture was sometimes caused by a figurative bed: And so she broke her elboe against the bed. (Heath, 1650, of a single woman who had a child) If a woman broke her elbow in… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
elbow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ sharp ▪ dislocated, fractured ▪ sore ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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
elbow — el|bow1 [ elbou ] noun count ** the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends: She sat with her elbows on the table. a. the part of a sleeve that covers your elbow at someone s elbow beside someone: Jim was hovering at her elbow, trying to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
elbow — el|bow1 [ˈelbəu US bou] n [: Old English; Origin: elboga] 1.) the joint where your arm bends 2.) the part of a shirt etc that covers your elbow 3.) elbow grease informal hard work and effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something 4.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
