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.
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lift one’s elbow
verbSee bend one’s elbow
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