lift (one's) elbow

lift (one's) elbow

To drink alcohol, either in general or in excess. After a hard day's work, there's nothing I like to do more than lift my elbow a few times at my local bar. You are so useless around the house. The only thing you know how to do around here is lift your elbow.

See also: elbow, lift

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lift your (or the) elbow

consume alcohol to excess.

See also: elbow, lift

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lift one’s elbow

verb

See bend one’s elbow

See also: elbow, lift

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