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
Manana	-	Georgian
Cornelia	[kɔ:'ni:ljə]
Apollonia	-	Ancient Greek, Italian
Achaikos	-	Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Tadeusz	tah-DE-uwsh	Polish
Trinidad	tree-nee-DHAHD	Spanish