bend elbow

bend one's elbow

and bend the elbow; lift one's elbow

to take a drink of an alcoholic beverage; to drink alcohol to excess. He's down at the tavern, bending his elbow. Paul gets lots of exercise. I saw him bend his elbow thirty times at a bar yesterday.

bend (one's) elbow

Slang

To drink alcoholic beverages.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Effie	['efi]
Anjelica	an-JEL-i-kə	English (Modern)
Pancratius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Zaccheus	-	Biblical Latin
Rei	ṙe:	Japanese
AnÍBal	-	Spanish, Portuguese