Idioms

elbow-bending

elbow-bending

slang Drinking alcohol, perhaps excessively. No elbow-bending for me tonight, fellas—I've got an early morning tomorrow. If you're this hung-over, you must have done some serious elbow-bending at the party last night. Now that you have a full-time job, you can't stay out till 3 AM elbow-bending anymore!
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elbow-bending

n. drinking liquor; drinking liquor to excess. She spends quite a bit of time at elbow-bending.
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