give the elbow

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give somebody the elbow (British informal)

to end a romantic relationship with someone They went out together for a month and then she gave him the elbow.

See also: elbow, give

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A band that will tickle your ears as well as your funny bone, this is one outfit you wouldn't give the elbow The Razz Live Reviews: Elbow Queens Hall, Edinburgh, Nov 18 by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) She also claims that we should give the elbow to high-ish protein, low glycaemic-index diet and various food-combining. Even the expert is unsure of this one; INSIDE OUT by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			Give me a rest! Give me five! Give my best to give notice give odds that give of oneself give one freedom give oneself over to give oneself up give pause give props to give right arm give rise to give short shrift give some lip give some skin give some sugar give some thought to give static give teeth to give the benefit of the doubt give the boot give the cold shoulder give the creeps give the devil his due give the elbow give the evil eye give the eye give the finger give the game away give the gate give the glad eye give the green light give the heave ho give the heebie-jeebies give the kiss of life give the lie to give the nod give the once-over give the push give the raspberry give the rough side of tongue give the runaround give the shaft give the shirt off back give the shits give the shivers give the slip give the thumbs down give the thumbs up give the time of day			give the bird give the bird give the bird give the boot give the boot give the boot give the boot give the boot give the boot give the bounce give the bride away give the bum's rush give the bum's rush give the bum's rush give the bum's rush give the cold shoulder give the cold shoulder give the creeps give the creeps give the creeps give the creeps give the creeps give the death blow give the devil her due give the devil his due give the devil his due give the devil his due give the devil his due Give the Drummer Some give the effect give the elbow give the evil eye give the eye give the eye give the eye give the eye give the eye give the facts give the finger give the finger give the finger give the finger give the flick give the floor to give the game away give the game away give the game away give the gate give the gate give the glad eye give the glad eye give the glad eye give the go-by give the green light give the hairy eyeball give the hairy eyeball give the hairy eyeball give the heave ho give the heebie-jeebies give the hook give the hook

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