give somebody the elbow

give (someone) the elbow

1. To spurn, jilt, or reject someone, especially a lover or romantic interest. Jonathan has had a broken heart ever since David gave him the elbow.

2. To summarily dismiss or oust someone from employment; to fire someone. Management promptly gave the new accountant the elbow after his miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. They'll give me the elbow if they ever find out I came into work drunk yesterday.

give somebody the ˈelbow

(British English, informal) tell somebody that you no longer want to have a relationship with them: I hear she’s finally given her boyfriend the elbow.

词组	give somebody the elbow
释义	give somebody the elbow give (someone) the elbow 1. To spurn, jilt, or reject someone, especially a lover or romantic interest. Jonathan has had a broken heart ever since David gave him the elbow. 2. To summarily dismiss or oust someone from employment; to fire someone. Management promptly gave the new accountant the elbow after his miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. They'll give me the elbow if they ever find out I came into work drunk yesterday. See also: elbow, give Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give somebody the ˈelbow (British English, informal) tell somebody that you no longer want to have a relationship with them: I hear she’s finally given her boyfriend the elbow. See also: elbow, give, somebody Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: give (someone) the elbow give someone the elbow give someone the air give (one) the air get the elbow give (one) the big e give someone the big e give someone the flick give (one) the flick (pass) get the air
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