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
Lara (2)	-	Roman Mythology
Coleen	kah-LEEN	English
Ray	[rei]
Varinius	-	Ancient Roman
Marion (1)	MER-ee-ən (English), MAR-ee-ən (English)	French, English
Alekto	-	Greek Mythology