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
Wickaninnish	wik-ə-NIN-ish (English)	Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth
Hilda	['hildə]
Honorina	-	Late Roman
Agapetus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Evgeniy	yev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-nee	Russian
Meital	-	Hebrew