give the elbow

give somebody the elbow

(British informal)

to end a romantic relationship with someone They went out together for a month and then she gave him the elbow.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Telma	-	Portuguese
Delphia	DEL-fee-ə	English
Velasco	-	Medieval Spanish
Lynwood	LIN-wuwd	English
Stefania	ste-FAH-nyah (Italian), ste-FAHN-yah (Polish)	Italian, Polish
Alvah	AL-və (English)	Biblical